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May 9, 2026Open Access

Public health as a reflexive science of governance: Evidence, legitimacy, and action under conditions of complexity

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EBERIC BERNIER

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This preprint develops a theoretical framework for effective public health governance in complex settings, highlighting legitimacy and action.

Key Points

  • The aim is to understand public health as a reflexive science of governance amid complexity and uncertainty.
  • Drawing on complexity theory and post-normal science to analyze public health frameworks.
  • Exploring the interplay between evidence, legitimacy, and action in public health governance.
  • Identified mismatch between scientific knowledge and its application in collective action.
  • Proposed a reconfiguration of public health to enhance its reflexive nature and integrate social justice.

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ERIC BERNIER (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69fed071b9154b0b828778ddhttps://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20072046
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