The dynamics of the fields of knowledge and practices and their undisciplined objects

Abstract

The aim of this essay is to reflect upon the dynamics of areas of knowledge within the field of public health. The essay draws on the works of Fleck, Bourdieu, Foucault, Deleuze and Guattari, and the experiences of the author. These authors dealt with different facets of scientific output, highlighting its social and historic nature, the construction of objects, forms of enunciation, work processes, methods, and internal and external relations. We highlight political aspects of and reflections on the relationships between various forms of knowledge and science. We thematize epidemiological relations within the field of public health and highlight movements towards overcoming barriers and difficulties in cooperation between the sciences and disciplines in this field.