Building the Field of Health Policy and Systems Research: Social Science Matters

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dc.contributor.authorGilson, Lucy
dc.contributor.authorHanson, Kara
dc.contributor.authorSheikh, Kabir
dc.contributor.authorAkua Agyepong, Irene
dc.contributor.authorSsengooba, Freddie
dc.contributor.authorBennett, Sara
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-17T12:42:53Z
dc.date.available2021-12-17T12:42:53Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractThe first paper in this series on building mthe field of Health Policy and Systems Research (HPSR) in low- and middle income countries (LMICs) [1] outlined the scope and questions of the field and highlighted the key challenges and opportunities it is currently facing. This paper examines more closely one key challenge, the risk of disciplinary capture the imposition of a particular knowledge frame on the field, privileging some questions and methodologies above others. In HPSR the risk of disciplinary capture can be seen in the current methodological critique of the field, with consequences for its status and development (especially when expressed by research leaders). The main criticisms are reported to be: that the context specificity of the research makes generalisation from its findings difficult; lack of sufficiently clear conclusions for policy makers; and questionable quality and rigour [2].en_US
dc.identifier.citationGilson, L., Hanson, K., Sheikh, K., Agyepong, I. A., Ssengooba, F., & Bennett, S. (2011). Building the field of health policy and systems research: social science matters. PLoS medicine, 8(8), e1001079.doi:10.1371/journal. pmed.1001079en_US
dc.identifier.other10.1371/journal. pmed.1001079
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/738
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPLoS medicineen_US
dc.subjectField of Health Policyen_US
dc.subjectSystems Researchen_US
dc.subjectSocial Science Mattersen_US
dc.titleBuilding the Field of Health Policy and Systems Research: Social Science Mattersen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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