Overview
- Utilizes the tools of political science research to analyse the field of public health
- Establishes the benefits and methodologies of public health political science as a field
- Brings together scholars working in political science, public administration, public policy, and public health
- This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Public Health Policy Research (PSPHPR)
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About this book
This open access book bridges the divide between political science and public health, whilst simultaneously embracing the complexities and differences of both. Although public health is inherently political, the tools and insights of political science are often ignored in public health scholarship. Bringing together academics and researchers working at the intersection of both, the book demonstrates how integrating these fields can help reconcile the roles of politics and scientific evidence in policymaking. It also highlights the key conceptual, methodological and substantive implications for bridging this divide, and charts a path forward for a movement towards political science with public health. It will be of interest to academics, researchers and students interested in public health, political science, public policy, and the role of scientific evidence in policymaking.
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Public Health Political Science: Prospects for Partnership
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Politics, Evidence, and Policymaking: A Public Health Political Science Approach
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Making Public Health Policy: Insights from Political Science
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Back Matter
Reviews
“This volume is a welcome and timely contribution to our understanding of the realities of public health policy making as an essentially political endeavour. Its sophisticated mix of theoretical, conceptual and empirical analysis can serve as a guide to the complicated challenges inherent in making public policy that accounts for and improves population health.” (Tom McIntosh, PhD, Professor, Politics and International Studies and Co-Director, Saskatchewan Population Health and Evaluation Research Unit, University of Regina, Canada)
“The editors of this important book have assembled an impressive group of experts who understand the worlds of both public health, policy theory, and political science. They offer important insights into the challenges and opportunities of integrating these disciplines to the benefit of both.” (Ilona Kickbusch, PhD, Professor, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, Switzerland; Founder and Chair, Global Health Centre, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, Switzerland; Director, Kickbusch Health Consult, Brienz, Switzerland)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Patrick Fafard is Professor in the Faculties of Social Science and Medicine at the University of Ottawa, Canada. He is also Senior Investigator at the Global Strategy Lab, York University, Canada.
Adèle Cassola is Research Director at the Global Strategy Lab, York University, Canada.
Evelyne de Leeuw is Professor at the University of New South Wales, Australia
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Integrating Science and Politics for Public Health
Editors: Patrick Fafard, Adèle Cassola, Evelyne de Leeuw
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Public Health Policy Research
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98985-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-98984-2Published: 31 May 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-98987-3Published: 01 June 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-98985-9Published: 30 May 2022
Series ISSN: 3005-0189
Series E-ISSN: 3005-0197
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 345
Number of Illustrations: 7 illustrations in colour
Topics: Public Policy, Health Policy