ReAct - Action on Antibiotic Resistance’s Post

And that’s a wrap! The “New Conceptions of AMR” conference spotlighted four social science approaches to tackling the problem of antimicrobial resistance (AMR): • Collective action problems: AMR is a social challenge created by actors with competing interests and insufficient incentives to cooperate. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gMWdvJJh • Urban political ecology: urbanization, environmental degradation, global health threats, and climate change as interconnected problems for AMR. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gHfBs5vu • AMR as infrastructure: antimicrobials are part of invisible infrastructure, routinely used as integral parts of modern food systems, land-use practices, clinical medicine, and public health. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/g6rV9HXc • Socio-ecological dynamics: AMR requires robust institutions to manage the dynamic co-evolution of human societies and invisible microbial ecologies. ➡️   https://lnkd.in/gCwHJTAc As Quadripartite agencies and countries begin to develop a new Global Action Plan (GAP) on AMR by 2026, this meeting brought together leading social scientists to explore ways these New Conceptions can present opportunities for advancing policy change. Thank you to all attendees for the valuable conversations. We also want to thank the Wellcome Trust for providing a beautiful venue for deep thinking and collaboration. SSHRC-CRSH, Raphael de Souza Aguiar, Pedro Henrique D. Batista, Susan Nayiga, Nguyen Thi Hong Yen, Iruka Okeke, Emmanuel Olamijuwon, Kevin Outterson, Tarra L Penney, Julianne Piper, Mathieu JP Poirier, Jaskeerat Singh, Srinivasa Reddy Srigiri, Kayla Strong, JS Thakur, Kednapa Thavorn, Dr. Laura Valtere LLM. Eur, Maarten van der Heijden, A.M. Viens, Tracey Wagner-Rizvi, Isaac Weldon, Clare Wenham, Mary Wiktorowicz, Geneviève Boily-Larouche, PhD, PG Cert, Daniel Carelli, Clare Chandler, Carly Ching, Daniela Corno, Fiona Emdin, Patrick Fafard, Alyssa Grant, Steven Hoffman, Roger Keil, Sinead Mathias, Yasmin Jones, Sonia Lewycka, Professor Kathy Liddell, Rebecca Manaley, Clare McGall, Janet Midega, PhD, Prof. Timo Minssen, Ilaria Natali.