Includes bibliographical references and index.

Global Health Politics: An Introduction / Colin McInnes, Kelley Lee, Jeremy Youde -- Global Health and Human Security / Robert L. Ostergard Jr., Jeffrey A. Griffin -- Critical Security Studies and Global Health / João Nunes -- Biosecurity and the Risk to Global Health / Christian Enemark -- Military Assistance during Health Emergencies / Adam Kamradt-Scott, Frank Smith -- Global Health and International Development / Andrew Harmer, Jonathan Kennedy -- The Politics of Global Health Inequalities: Approaches to Studying the Role of Power / Yusra Ribhi Shawar, Jennifer Prah Ruger -- The Global Politics of Access to Medicines: From 1.0 to 2.0 / Suerie Moon, Ellen 't Hoen -- Global Health Governance / Colin McInnes -- The State and Global Health / Ted Schrecker -- Emerging Powers and Global Health Governance: The Case of BRICS Countries / Yanzhong Huang -- The History of International Health: Medicine, Politics, and Two Socio-Medical Perspectives, 1851 to 2000 / Marcos Cueto -- The Politics of Global Health Agenda Setting / Stephanie L. Smith, Jeremy Shiffman -- The Politics of Intergovernmental Organizations in Global Health / Tine Hanrieder -- Civil Society and Global Health Politics / David McCoy, Joseph Gafton -- The Role of the Business Sector in Global Health Politics / Kelley Lee, Julia Smith -- Philanthropy and Global Health / Jeremy Youde -- Trade and Investment Agreements and the Global Politics of Health / Chris Holden, Benjamin Hawkins -- The Global Politics of Healthcare Reform / Solomon Benatar, David Sanders, Stephen Gill -- Towards a Critical Political Economy of Global Health / Ted Schrecker -- Globalization and the Politics of Global Health / Matthew Sparke -- The Human Right to Health and Global Health Politics / Gorik Ooms, Rachel Hammonds -- Reporting Disease Outbreaks in a World with No Digital Borders / Sara E. Davies -- The Politics of Pandemic Influenza Preparedness / Adam Kamradt-Scott -- The Global Politics of HIV and AIDS / Alan Whiteside -- The Politics of Global Vaccination Policies / Stuart Blume -- Non-Communicable Diseases and Global Health Politics / Roger Magnusson -- The Politics of Global Tobacco Control / Kelley Lee -- The Politics of Gender and Global Health / Sarah Hawkes, Kent Buse -- The Politics of Global Bioethical Frameworks / Diego S. Silva, Jeremy Snyder -- The Global Politics of Neglected Tropical Diseases / Obijiofor Aginam -- Critical Approaches to Global Health / Alan Ingram -- Global Health Diplomacy / Akram Khazatzadeh-Mahani, Arne Ruckert, Ronald Labonté -- Security and Health / Simon Rushton.

Global health politics has emerged over the last two decades as a distinct, interdisciplinary field of study which is beginning to demonstrate signs of maturity. It is concerned with the actions, practices, and policies that govern the sphere of global health. The field addresses not only the processes of decision-making, but also the structures of power that shape what is possible and the requirement for collective action to address global problems. Politics is unavoidable, necessary, and integral to effectively addressing global health challenges. The study of global health politics therefore is not about how to minimise interference in rational decision-making, but rather about explaining and improving the quality of political institutions and processes that will, in turn, improve global health action and, ultimately, outcomes.

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