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Published in: Journal of Urban Health 6/2012

01-12-2012

Barriers to Knowledge Production, Knowledge Translation, and Urban Health Policy Change: Ideological, Economic, and Political Considerations

Authors: Carles Muntaner, Haejoo Chung, Kelly Murphy, Edwin Ng

Published in: Journal of Urban Health | Issue 6/2012

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Abstract

In this paper, we consider social forces that affect the processes of both knowledge production and knowledge translation in relation to urban health research. First, we briefly review our conceptual model, derived from a social-conflict framework, to outline how unequal power relations and health inequalities are causally linked. Second, we critically discuss ideological, political, and economic barriers that exist within academia that affect knowledge production related to urban health and health inequalities. Third, we broaden the scope of our analysis to examine how the ideological, political, and economic environment beyond the academy creates barriers to health equity policy making. We conclude with some key questions about the role that knowledge translation can possibly play in light of these constraints on research and policy for urban health.
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In the most extreme case, the government may even take strict steps to silence researchers and stop the production of equity-oriented knowledge. Powerful examples of this can be found in authoritarian regimes which subject academics with egalitarian views to various penalties such as labor market discrimination.19 A particularly notorious example is Franco's regime in Spain (1936–1977), where university professors were jailed and tortured for teaching egalitarian perspectives.
 
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Metadata
Title
Barriers to Knowledge Production, Knowledge Translation, and Urban Health Policy Change: Ideological, Economic, and Political Considerations
Authors
Carles Muntaner
Haejoo Chung
Kelly Murphy
Edwin Ng
Publication date
01-12-2012
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Urban Health / Issue 6/2012
Print ISSN: 1099-3460
Electronic ISSN: 1468-2869
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11524-012-9699-1

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