The Public-in-Waiting
Children’s representation and inclusion in Aotearoa New Zealand’s COVID-19 public health response
Are children part of the public in “public health”?
Using a critical discourse analysis of NZ’s Covid public health political & media messaging, we conclude: no, but children’s representations are TOOLS of public health, used to influence the adult public.
What does this exclusion mean for children’s roles in public health crises – and for the health of the public?
Spray, Julie, and Samantha Samaniego. 2023. “The Public-in-Waiting: Children’s Representation and Inclusion in Aotearoa New Zealand’s COVID-19 Public Health Response.” Critical Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/09581596.2023.2227334.
Julie Spray 