Abstract The field of planetary health ethics is beginning to emerge. This commentary represents a preliminary effort to articulate ethical principles for planetary health by considering three domains: (1) non‐sentient nature, (2) non‐human animals, and (3) human beings. The paper gives special attention to Japanese traditions and concepts as a possible basis for broader ethical […]
Abstract This article proposes a cosmopolitan theory of global health ethics based on reconciliatory solidarity at both local and global levels. The proposed theory provides the ethical and empirical grounds for the moral imperative of global health solidarity that is often called on today. Reconciliatory solidarity requires that a people/nation-state address the historical injustice and […]
Abstract Backgrounds Rising interest in solidarity in global health reflects a growing need to understand why and how it can shape global health policy, practice, and research. This study seeks to review existing studies on solidarity in relation to global health and to identify gaps in current knowledge. Methods We conducted a scoping review of […]
Severe threats to the health of humans and other species derive from degradation of Earth’s life-support systems, particularly the impacts of climate change. Researchers and practitioners in clinical medicine, public health, global health, and One Health are increasingly focusing on these risks to planetary health, which include (but are not limited to) rising temperatures, extreme […]
Summary Global health research is generally done by researchers, whether locally or internationally, based in locations other than the study locations and by people with more power than the marginalised groups they research. It therefore has a tendency towards unjust practices that sideline, distort, or erase the knowledge and interpretations of the marginalised groups while […]
Power imbalances persist in research, prioritising the experience and knowledge of those with social, political, and economic power while silencing or misrepresenting others. This dynamic—which is intensified in global health due to its focus on vulnerable groups—perpetuates false assumptions about the silenced groups, inevitably ending in harms like inefficient and unjust resource allocation. Increasingly, the […]
Abstract Researchers, engineers, and entrepreneurs are enthusiastically exploring and promoting ways to apply generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools to qualitative data analysis. From promises of automated coding and thematic analysis to functioning as a virtual research assistant that supports researchers in diverse interpretive and analytical tasks, the potential applications of GenAI in qualitative research appear […]
Abstract We write as 416 experienced qualitative researchers from 38 countries, to reject the use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) applications for Big Q Qualitative approaches, such as reflexive thematic analysis, or various phenomenological approaches. Jowsey, Tanisha and Braun, Virginia and Clarke, Victoria and Lupton, Deborah and Fine, Michelle, We reject the use of generative artificial […]
Abstract Underrepresentation and lack of inclusion of Global South researchers have been key shortcomings in global health publications. This has contributed to epistemic injustice in global health and impacted evidence informed policymaking. PLOS Global Public Health (GPH)was launched in 2021 with the goal of charting a new path towards equity, diversity and inclusion in global […]
Climate change intensifies existing inequities, disproportionately impacting marginalised populations, particularly in the Global South and Indigenous communities. This is maintained through inequitable global climate governance, policies and solutions. The paper argues that climate coloniality, the complex entanglements of colonial legacies with contemporary climate and ecological changes, operates through systemic knowledge-based marginalisation or epistemic injustice, serving […]