Caught in the middle: early career researchers, public health and the emotional production of research

Lucherini, Mark

doi:10.1080/09581596.2018.1550252

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“…All of this suggests there is some potential for e-cigarettes to achieve positive equity outcomes compared with NRT, provided interventions are able to take account of the importance of cost and of local modes of use in the context of SES and intersecting social dimensions, such as gender. The fact that our review identifies contrasting and uncertain perspectives about the relative harms of NCNP (especially e-cigarettes) is unsurprising given some of the research and media debates about these products, but it does suggest that there is a need to explore how to better communicate relative risks and harms in the context of scientific debate [71].…”

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Inequalities, harm reduction and non-combustible nicotine products: a meta-ethnography of qualitative evidence

2020

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Background: We sought to review qualitative evidence on how smokers in different socioeconomic groups engage with non-combustible nicotine products (NCNP), including electronic cigarettes and nicotine replacement therapies, in order to provide insight into how these products might impact on smoking inequalities. Methods: We searched ten electronic databases in February 2017 using terms relating to NCNP and socioeconomic status. We included qualitative studies that were published since 1980 and were available in English. We used guidelines adapted from the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme for appraising qualitative research. Results: The review only identified studies exploring the attitudes of socioeconomically disadvantaged smokers towards NCNP for harm reduction or cessation purposes (i.e. we did not identify any relevant studies of more advantaged socioeconomic groups). Using a lines-of-argument meta-ethnographic approach, we identified a predominantly pessimistic attitude to NCNP for harm reduction or cessation of smoking due to: wider circumstances of socioeconomic disadvantage; lack of a perceived advantage of alternative products over smoking; and a perceived lack of information about relative harms of NCNP compared to smoking. Optimistic findings, although fewer, suggested the potential of NCNP being taken up among smokers experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage. Conclusions: Overall, our review highlights the importance of considering the social, cultural and economic circumstances that influence experiences of smoking and of alternative product use.

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Inequalities, harm reduction and non-combustible nicotine products: a meta-ethnography of qualitative evidence

2020

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“…Academics readily acknowledge uncertainty, but uncertainty rarely has a place in clear public communication (69) . Researchers lacking media skills can thus find themselves uncomfortably positioned in complicated moral and affective landscapes, toiling to represent the nuance of their research (70) . The challenge is to communicate the core truth simply, but without dumbing down the message into simplistic dichotomy.…”

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Following in the footsteps of tobacco and alcohol? Stakeholder discourse in UK newspaper coverage of the Soft Drinks Industry Levy

Hilton

Buckton

Patterson

et al. 2019

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective In politically-contested health debates stakeholders on both sides present arguments and evidence in order to influence public opinion and the political agenda. The aim of this study was to examine whether stakeholders in the soft drinks industry levy (SDIL) debate sought to establish or undermine the acceptability of this policy through the news media and how this compared to similar policy debates in relation to tobacco and alcohol industries. Design Quantitative and qualitative content analysis of newspaper articles discussing sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) taxation published in 11 UK newspapers between 1 April 2015 and 30 November 2016, identified through the Nexis database. Direct stakeholder citations were entered into NVivo to allow inductive thematic analysis and comparison with an established typology of industry stakeholder arguments used by the alcohol and tobacco industries. Setting UK newspapers. Subjects Proponents and opponents of SSB tax/SDIL cited in UK newspapers. Results 491 newspaper articles cited stakeholders’ (n=287) arguments in relation to SSB taxation (n=1,761: 65% supportive and 35% opposing). Stakeholders’ positions broadly reflected their vested interests. Inconsistencies arose from: changes in ideological position; insufficient clarity on the nature of the problem to be solved; policy priorities; consistency with academic rigour. Both opposing and supportive themes were comparable with the alcohol and tobacco industry typology. Conclusions Public health advocates were particularly prominent in the UK newspaper debate surrounding the SDIL. Advocates in future policy debates might benefit from seeking a similar level of prominence and avoiding inconsistencies by being clearer about the policy objective and mechanisms.

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“…These tensions have been exacerbated by the arrival of ANDS, the pros and cons of which can lead to peer review pressures and are difficult to discuss without being accused of uncritically accepting TI public relations (de Andrade et al, 2017;Lucherini, 2018). The difficulty of maintaining a neutral position on such a divisive and controversial topic became apparent during our own review process, which highlighted the need to attend sufficiently to the social and public health costs of corporate political activity (Ulucanlar, Fooks, & Gilmore, 2016).…”

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Hostage to fortune: an empirical study of the tobacco industry’s business strategies since the advent of e-cigarettes

Andrade

Angus

Hastings

et al. 2018

Critical Public Health

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The tobacco market has been transformed by the arrival of e-cigarettes and array of alternative nicotine delivery systems (ANDS). Public health has struggled to cope with these changes and clear divisions are apparent, but less is known about the tobacco industry (TI) response. This first empirical study to examine TI and independent ANDS companies' business strategies fills this gap. Primary data were collected through 28 elite interviews with senior/influential TI and independent stakeholders, triangulated with a documentary analysis of company reports, investor analyses, market research, and consultation responses (1022 documents). A deliberately emic analysis shows that tobacco multinationals were initially disconcerted by ANDS, but logic provided by the fiduciary imperative is enabling them to turn a potential threat into profitable opportunities. Interviewees argue market changes played to their strengths: customer links, expertise in nicotine, and enormous financial resources. This enabled portfolio diversification in which combustible and ANDS coexist; providing potential to develop robust scientific and regulatory positions and hope of retrieving corporate reputations. The principal threat for major tobacco players comes from the independent sector, which is prepared and able to satisfy bespoke consumer needs. Multinationals by contrast need to turn ANDS into a genuinely massmarket product appealing to its global customers. They are making progress. Given the continued buoyancy of the combustibles market, they have extensive resources to continue their efforts. Disruptive innovations are not unique to tobacco control. Equivalent technological solutionswith concomitant business opportunities − are emerging in obesity and alcohol fields with implications for public health.

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Caught in the middle: early career researchers, public health and the emotional production of research

Abstract: This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ 4.0/).

Cited by 8 publications

References 26 publications

Inequalities, harm reduction and non-combustible nicotine products: a meta-ethnography of qualitative evidence

Inequalities, harm reduction and non-combustible nicotine products: a meta-ethnography of qualitative evidence

Following in the footsteps of tobacco and alcohol? Stakeholder discourse in UK newspaper coverage of the Soft Drinks Industry Levy

Hostage to fortune: an empirical study of the tobacco industry’s business strategies since the advent of e-cigarettes

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