Global Health from Policy to Practice (323-0-1)
Instructors
Noelle Sullivan
847/467-2780
1800 Sherman Ave, Suite 1-200, #1-102, Evanston
Meeting Info
Annenberg Hall G31: Wed 12:30PM - 3:20PM
Overview of class
This seminar explores global health and development policy ethnographically, from the politics of policy-making to the impacts of policy on global health practice, and on local realities. Going beyond the intentions underlying policy, this course highlights the histories and material, political, economic, and social realities of policy and its application. Drawing on case studies of policy makers, government officials, insurance agents, health care workers, and aid recipients, the course asks: what politics inform which issues become prioritized or codified in global health and development policy, and which do not? How do philosophies and values about "good governance," "best practices," "preparedness," or "economic progress" influence the kinds of policies that are envisioned and/or implemented? How do politics affect global health or medical system governance, and to what effect on the ground? In what ways are policies adapted, adopted, innovatively engaged, or outright rejected by various global health actors, and what does this mean for the challenges that such policies aim to address? Ultimately, what is the relationship between global health politics and global health disparities?
Class Materials (Required)
Keshavjee, Salmaan (2014) Blind Spot: How Neoliberalism Infiltrated Global Health. U of California Press.
Wendland, Claire (2022) Partial Stories: Maternal Death from Six Angles. U. of Chicago Press.
Additional required materials available on Canvas.
Class Attributes
Social and Behavioral Science Foundational Discipl
Global Perspectives on Power, Justice, and Equity
Social & Behavioral Sciences Distro Area
No Freshmen
Enrollment Requirements
Enrollment Requirements: Freshmen may not register for this course.
Freshmen may not register for this course.