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Key Topics in Political Economy: Global Health. Sophie Harman Queen Mary University of London. What I teach and Who I teach. Undergraduate: Global Governance, International Organisations, Theories of Global Politics Lectures and Seminars YouTube and Lecture Capture
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Key Topics in Political Economy:Global Health Sophie Harman Queen Mary University of London
What I teach and Who I teach • Undergraduate: Global Governance, International Organisations, Theories of Global Politics • Lectures and Seminars • YouTube and Lecture Capture • Postgraduate: Global Governance, International Financial Institutions and Global Politics of Health and Disease • Lectures and Seminars • Global Politics of Health and Disease • MSc Global Public Health and Policy • MSc Health Systems and Global Policy • MA International Relations • MA Globalisation and Development • MSc Public Policy
The Topics I Cover • History and Context • Understanding Health and Disease (inequality, right to health, security) • Global Governance of Health • HIV/AIDS • Addiction: Tobacco and Drugs • Obesity and Malnutrition • Age and overpopulation • Neglected Disease Where’s the political economy in all this?
Challenges • Teaching Political Economy to Health students • Teaching Political Economy to Public Policy students • Teaching health to IR/political economy students • Beyond states and markets • Relearning language (and acronyms!) of health • Fear of Maths and Economics • Emerging field • Synthesising health and political economy literature • No core syllabus to go off • Sensitive issues
Overcoming these challenges • Mixing health and politics students • Drawing on students experience and own lives • Balance of humour and sensitivity • Highlighting contemporary topics and issues in the media • Including non-academic texts on reading list • Inviting students to relevant workshops, lectures outside of University • Additional office hours and one-one feedback on assessment • Seminar structure
How I teach • 2/3 part seminars • Clear outline in the beginning • Reading feedback • Student-led discussion • Presentations • Wrap up mini lectures (handouts and moodle) • Reading Lists • Required reading – 2/3 academic + 1 policy • Picking on students
Assessment • City • 4000 word essay (Students create own question) • QMUL • 4000 word essay • 2000 word critical text analysis • Presentation • Sample Questions • How has economism impacted on the mandate of the WHO? • To what extent can the state govern childhood obesity? • Has the WTO’s amendment to TRIPs had any impact on access to health? • Do the opium wars have contemporary significance for the global war on drugs? • Is it politics or innovation that limits progress towards malaria eradication? • What role does ownership have in the reconstruction of health systems in South Sudan? • Is tobacco the triumph of neoliberalism over health?
Concluding thoughts and tips • Learn and share with colleagues in same field • Develop networks among colleagues and students • Challenging students is not a bad thing • Tap into individual student interests • Include your research and experience in teaching • Situate learning with students own experiences • Interdisciplinary teaching may come with new challenges but most rewarding teaching I’ve done