Global Politics of Health

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-7456-4042-6
Verlag: Polity Press

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 228 mm, Gewicht: 363 g

International responses to the outbreak of SARS, the spread of HIV/AIDS, and the promotion of health as a human right all demonstrate how global politics have a profound effect on the way we think about and respond to major health challenges. Despite a growing interest in the relationship between health and international relations there has yet to be a systematic study of the links between them. Global Health Issues aims to fill this gap – ultimately showing how world politics can be good, or bad, for your health.
This book calls for a more nuanced understanding of the nature of the current global health crisis and the political dilemmas faced by those responsible for the development and implementation of responses to it. By charting these debates and showing how they shape the way actors think about key issues relating to health, such as people movement; infectious disease; the business of health; and the consequences of war; this volume provides an innovative and comprehensive introduction to health and international relations for students of global politics, health studies and related disciplines.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Davies, Sara

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Recht, Kultur, Umwelt etc.)
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Präventivmedizin, Gesundheitsförderung, Medizinisches Screening
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Umwelt- und Gesundheitspolitik
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Public Health, Gesundheitsmanagement, Gesundheitsökonomie, Gesundheitspolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

Chapter One: Contribution of International Relations to the evolving international health agenda

Chapter Two: Global Health Actors

Chapter Three: Health as a Human Right

Chapter Four: Cross Border Migration

Chapter Five: Armed Conflict and Health

Chapter Six: Infectious Disease

Chapter Seven: Health as a Business

Conclusion

References

Über Autor(innen)

Sara Davies is Lecturer in International Studies in the School of Justice, Faculty of Law, at Queensland University of Technology.