Pandemics, Science and Policy
H1N1 and the World Health Organisation
Published on 1. January 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
V, 243 pages
978-1-349-49997-7 (ISBN)
Description
Pandemics, Science and Policy analyses the World Health Organisation's (WHO) management of the 2009 H1N1 Pandemic. Abeysinghe illustrates the ways in which the WHO's account was vulnerable to contestation, and ultimately how uncertain risks can affect policy and action on the global level.
Reviews / Votes
"Tightly argued from sociological theory, the book, part of the 'Palgrave Studies in Science, Knowledge and Policy' series, will appeal to sociologists of global health and global health policy. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through researchers/faculty." (T. P. Gariepy, Choice, Vol. 53 (6), February, 2016)
More details
Series
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
V, 243 p.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
322 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-349-49997-7 (9781349499977)
DOI
10.1057/9781137467201
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
04/2015
Palgrave Macmillan
€53.49
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Person
Sudeepa Abeysinghe is a Lecturer in Global Health Policy in the School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh, UK.
Content
1. Introduction 2. Narrating the Nature of H1N1 3. Risk and Scientific Uncertainty 4. Categorising H1N1 5. Vaccines, Institutions and Pandemic Management 6. Contestation and the Council of Europe 7. Globalisation and the Global Public Health Paradigm 8. Conclusion