Health, stabilization and securitization
Towards understanding the drivers of the military role in health interventions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19503099 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stuart Gordon (0000-0002-7592-6428, Chatham House, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 43-66 |
| Publication date | 2011-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Medicine Conflict & Survival (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1362-3699 • E-ISSN: 1743-9396 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13623699.2011.562397 |
| PMID | 21721347 |
| OpenAlex | W2018386786 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 26 |
In the post-Cold War world, health issues have become firmly rooted in state foreign policies through initiatives such as the UK's 'Health is Global' strategy. However, since 9/11, there has also been growing interest in the interactions between health sector interventions and state fragility. Whilst fragility clearly has a negative impact upon both health outcomes and the capacity of the state to respond to health issues generally, there has been a growing assumption amongst policy makers and practitioners alike that carefully formulated health programmes contribute both to social stability and more widely to a state- and peace-building agenda. This process risks being co-opted by the debates on 'stabilization'--a discourse configured around addressing state fragility and often associated with the interventions in Iraq and Afghanistan. Consequently, this article explores the emergence of health interventions as 'strategic tools' linked to the stabilization debate, explores the emergence of the 'health as a bridge for peace' (HBP) debate, assesses some of the evidence available for HBP and finally focuses on the issues arising from the use of militarized health interventions, particularly in Helmand
Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Fragility · Global health · Health care · Political science · Psychological intervention · Public relations · Global Security and Public Health · Health and Conflict Studies · Law · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Nursing · Health Policy
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Health as a target
Conflict, violence, and health
Promoting health equity in conflict-affected fragile states
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Health and Peacebuilding
| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2025 (14) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |