HLTHSOC 201

Medicine Power and Politics

Description

Introduces a critical social science approach to the study of health and globalisation, tracing historical genealogies from colonial hygiene movements, to international public health in the development sector, through to contemporary global health institutions and their governance structures. Current issues and case studies in health and development including the roles of NGOs, participatory approaches, and human rights frameworks.

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Availability 2025

Semester 2

Lecturer(s)

Coordinator(s) Professor Susanna Trnka
Lecturer(s)  Pauline Herbst

Points

HLTHSOC 201: 15 points

Prerequisites

HLTHSOC 100 

Restrictions

ANTHRO 366