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DEVELOP 716 : Global Health and Development

Postgraduate course

Project description

This course introduces a 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, up through contemporary global health institutions and their governance structures. Current issues and case studies in health and development, including the role of NGOs, participatory approaches, and human rights frameworks are critically analysed. Particular health issues addressed include, but are not limited to: COVID-19 and other pandemics, gender-based violence, global pharmaceuticals, HIV/AIDS, maternal and child health, mental health, primary health care, radiation exposure, and tuberculosis.

Year 2022

Location New Zealand

Organization University of Auckland

Project aims

Project outcome

By the end of this semester, students will... Think, write, and speak critically about key analytical concepts in studies of global health and development such as biopower, partnerships, governmentality, and structural violence. Review and critique the historical rise of and contemporary debates within regimes of global health governance. Identify and critique research methods used in social studies of global health. Evaluate the everyday practices of global health and development interventions in light of objectives 1, 2 & 3. Locate and critically appraise these debates and practices in the context of particular case studies of global health and development interventions. Introduce one weekly topic through an oral presentation to a graduate audience.