Gabriel Scheidecker
@gabrielscheidecker.bsky.social
Anthropologist working on #childhood, #parenting, #migration, and #early Intervention in Vietnam, Madagascar, Germany. Assist Prof @UZH, PI of Starting Grant "Saving Brains?"
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Beyond deficit models in early childhood development science
We appreciate the efforts of the Lancet Series, Early Childhood Development and the
Next 1000 Days, to draw attention to the needs of young children in low-income and
middle-income countries (LMICs).1...
www.thelancet.com
Finally out! For the first time, The Lancet has published a critical paper on the science of Early Childhood Development (#ECD).
As an interdisciplinary team of authors, we call on the ECD field move beyond the widespread use of deficit-based models.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
As an interdisciplinary team of authors, we call on the ECD field move beyond the widespread use of deficit-based models.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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An important short correspondence by @gabrielscheidecker.bsky.social et al. pointing out that the Lancet’s ‘Next 1000 Days’ series risks repeating “a deficit model, which can cause harm by promoting negative stereotypes about people living in poverty.”
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Beyond deficit models in early childhood development science
We appreciate the efforts of the Lancet Series, Early Childhood Development and the
Next 1000 Days, to draw attention to the needs of young children in low-income and
middle-income countries (LMICs).1...
www.thelancet.com
June 24, 2025 at 1:24 AM
An important short correspondence by @gabrielscheidecker.bsky.social et al. pointing out that the Lancet’s ‘Next 1000 Days’ series risks repeating “a deficit model, which can cause harm by promoting negative stereotypes about people living in poverty.”
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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“We urge early childhood development researchers to systematically address well documented biases when assessing needs and to shift towards approaches that fully recognise and build on existing, context-adapted practices, expertise, and aspirations of caregivers and their children around the world.”
Finally out! For the first time, The Lancet has published a critical paper on the science of Early Childhood Development (#ECD).
As an interdisciplinary team of authors, we call on the ECD field move beyond the widespread use of deficit-based models.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
As an interdisciplinary team of authors, we call on the ECD field move beyond the widespread use of deficit-based models.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Beyond deficit models in early childhood development science
We appreciate the efforts of the Lancet Series, Early Childhood Development and the
Next 1000 Days, to draw attention to the needs of young children in low-income and
middle-income countries (LMICs).1...
www.thelancet.com
June 13, 2025 at 7:33 PM
“We urge early childhood development researchers to systematically address well documented biases when assessing needs and to shift towards approaches that fully recognise and build on existing, context-adapted practices, expertise, and aspirations of caregivers and their children around the world.”
Finally out! For the first time, The Lancet has published a critical paper on the science of Early Childhood Development (#ECD).
As an interdisciplinary team of authors, we call on the ECD field move beyond the widespread use of deficit-based models.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
As an interdisciplinary team of authors, we call on the ECD field move beyond the widespread use of deficit-based models.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Beyond deficit models in early childhood development science
We appreciate the efforts of the Lancet Series, Early Childhood Development and the
Next 1000 Days, to draw attention to the needs of young children in low-income and
middle-income countries (LMICs).1...
www.thelancet.com
June 13, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Finally out! For the first time, The Lancet has published a critical paper on the science of Early Childhood Development (#ECD).
As an interdisciplinary team of authors, we call on the ECD field move beyond the widespread use of deficit-based models.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
As an interdisciplinary team of authors, we call on the ECD field move beyond the widespread use of deficit-based models.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
In our new paper "Help can harm," Nga T.T. Mai and I examine the unintended consequences of parenting interventions among Vietnamese migrant families in Germany. We argue that such harmful effects deserve much closer attention.
anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Ethos | AAA Sociocultural Anthropology Journal | Wiley Online Library
In this paper, we explore the unintended consequences of parenting support and child protection services for families who have migrated from Vietnam to Berlin, Germany. We identify such negative cons....
anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
April 23, 2025 at 6:23 PM
In our new paper "Help can harm," Nga T.T. Mai and I examine the unintended consequences of parenting interventions among Vietnamese migrant families in Germany. We argue that such harmful effects deserve much closer attention.
anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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I'm hiring! 2 x PhDs and 1 x PostDoc, to work with me at Uni Zurich on a project investigating how semantic patterns differ by geographic region.
Linguistic typology, data science, spatial analysis, phylogenetic methods, potential fieldwork... REPOST 🙏
www.comparativelinguistics.uzh.ch/en/jobs.html
Linguistic typology, data science, spatial analysis, phylogenetic methods, potential fieldwork... REPOST 🙏
www.comparativelinguistics.uzh.ch/en/jobs.html
Open Positions
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April 7, 2025 at 10:01 AM
I'm hiring! 2 x PhDs and 1 x PostDoc, to work with me at Uni Zurich on a project investigating how semantic patterns differ by geographic region.
Linguistic typology, data science, spatial analysis, phylogenetic methods, potential fieldwork... REPOST 🙏
www.comparativelinguistics.uzh.ch/en/jobs.html
Linguistic typology, data science, spatial analysis, phylogenetic methods, potential fieldwork... REPOST 🙏
www.comparativelinguistics.uzh.ch/en/jobs.html
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Excellent essay by Francesca Mezzenzana and @gabrielscheidecker.bsky.social questioning the assumptions behind Western-style parenting interventions
aeon.co/essays/the-p...
aeon.co/essays/the-p...
The problem with parenting interventions in the Global South | Aeon Essays
Early childhood development interventions in the Global South is a huge industry built on highly questionable assumptions
aeon.co
March 14, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Excellent essay by Francesca Mezzenzana and @gabrielscheidecker.bsky.social questioning the assumptions behind Western-style parenting interventions
aeon.co/essays/the-p...
aeon.co/essays/the-p...
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It's great to see our #realistsynthesis on "Unfair knowledge practices in global health" is the most read & shared HPP article in 2024 blogs.lshtm.ac.uk/hppdebated/2...
Please read it to see the many ways epistemic injustice manifests in how we do (global) health equity work doi.org/10.1093/heap...
Please read it to see the many ways epistemic injustice manifests in how we do (global) health equity work doi.org/10.1093/heap...
March 4, 2025 at 11:31 AM
It's great to see our #realistsynthesis on "Unfair knowledge practices in global health" is the most read & shared HPP article in 2024 blogs.lshtm.ac.uk/hppdebated/2...
Please read it to see the many ways epistemic injustice manifests in how we do (global) health equity work doi.org/10.1093/heap...
Please read it to see the many ways epistemic injustice manifests in how we do (global) health equity work doi.org/10.1093/heap...
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Fab essay from member @gabrielscheidecker.bsky.social: "early childhood science implicitly promotes Western, urban middle-class skills and behaviours... a child has reached their full potential when they behave and think like a Western, urban middle-class child."
aeon.co/essays/the-p...
aeon.co/essays/the-p...
The problem with parenting interventions in the Global South | Aeon Essays
Early childhood development interventions in the Global South is a huge industry built on highly questionable assumptions
aeon.co
March 3, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Fab essay from member @gabrielscheidecker.bsky.social: "early childhood science implicitly promotes Western, urban middle-class skills and behaviours... a child has reached their full potential when they behave and think like a Western, urban middle-class child."
aeon.co/essays/the-p...
aeon.co/essays/the-p...
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Am Sonntag wurde gewählt, bald könnten die Koalitionsverhandlungen für eine neue Regierung beginnen.
Wir fordern, dass die Aufarbeitung der deutschen Kolonialgeschichte im Koalitionsvertrag verankert wird. Diese Forderung kann hier unterstützt werden:
weact.campact.de/petitions/au...
Wir fordern, dass die Aufarbeitung der deutschen Kolonialgeschichte im Koalitionsvertrag verankert wird. Diese Forderung kann hier unterstützt werden:
weact.campact.de/petitions/au...
Aufarbeitung der deutschen Kolonialgeschichte im Koalitionsvertrag verankern!
Die Auseinandersetzung mit dem Kolonialismus und seinen Wirkungen bis in die Gegenwart stößt in Deutschland auf zunehmendes Interesse. Auf zivilgesellschaftlicher Ebene erforschen lokale Initiativen k...
weact.campact.de
February 27, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Am Sonntag wurde gewählt, bald könnten die Koalitionsverhandlungen für eine neue Regierung beginnen.
Wir fordern, dass die Aufarbeitung der deutschen Kolonialgeschichte im Koalitionsvertrag verankert wird. Diese Forderung kann hier unterstützt werden:
weact.campact.de/petitions/au...
Wir fordern, dass die Aufarbeitung der deutschen Kolonialgeschichte im Koalitionsvertrag verankert wird. Diese Forderung kann hier unterstützt werden:
weact.campact.de/petitions/au...
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Early childhood development interventions in the Global South is a huge industry built on highly questionable assumptions
Is there something wrong with parenting in the Global South? | Aeon Essays
Early childhood development interventions in the Global South is a huge industry built on highly questionable assumptions
buff.ly
February 27, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Early childhood development interventions in the Global South is a huge industry built on highly questionable assumptions
Reposted by Gabriel Scheidecker
Parasites can be hard to love. However, as researchers in this video argue, with up to one in three species at risk of extinction, we might want to start to seriously consider which parasites may be worth saving. @sciam.bsky.social
‘Save the parasites’ may not be a popular rallying cry – but it could be a vital one | Aeon Videos
One in three parasitic species is in danger. Here’s why humans may need to power through the ‘ick’ to save them
buff.ly
February 27, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Parasites can be hard to love. However, as researchers in this video argue, with up to one in three species at risk of extinction, we might want to start to seriously consider which parasites may be worth saving. @sciam.bsky.social
Our latest attempt to you reach beyond anthropology: aeon.co/essays/the-p...
The problem with parenting interventions in the Global South | Aeon Essays
Early childhood development interventions in the Global South is a huge industry built on highly questionable assumptions
aeon.co
February 27, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Our latest attempt to you reach beyond anthropology: aeon.co/essays/the-p...