Global Politics of Health

by Davies, Sara

• ISBN13: 9780745640419
• ISBN10: 0745640419
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-02-01
• Publisher: Polity

Summary

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.

Author Biography

Sara E. Davies is an Australian Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow at the Centre for Governance and Public Policy and the Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

Contribution of International Relations to the evolving international health agenda

Global Health Actors

Health as a Human Right

Cross Border Migration

Armed Conflict and Health

Infectious Disease

Health as a Business

Conclusion

References

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