Covid-19 opens a window of reflection for comparative health systems and global health research
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6094422 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tuba I Agartan (0000-0002-5021-6278, Providence College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 63 |
| Pages | 190-208 |
| Publication date | 2020-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | New Perspectives on Turkey (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0896-6346 • E-ISSN: 1305-3299 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/npt.2020.25 |
| OpenAlex | W3086167036 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 21 |
The Covid-19 crisis that led to the loss of thousands of lives and initiated one of the most complex social and economic upheavals has also a created a window of reflection for health systems researchers to revisit our major concepts, frameworks, and underlying assumptions. This commentary reviews two literatures that remain rather separate: comparative health policy and global health. First, I examine whether convergence in circumstances brought about by the spread of Covid-19 creates opportunities for learning “about” as well as unpacking the motivations of policy actors and how they use the cross-national information. However, given the emphasis on national policy actors and processes, this literature may overlook the importance of global actors, institutions and ideas. Second, global health differentiates itself with an emphasis on multilateralism as a political positioning and its multidisciplinary and multi-sectoral approach. However, the global health field is also challenged to consider its mission, political standing on multilateralism, changing relationships between North and South and its commitment to multidisciplinary approach. I argue that health systems scholars should use the window of opportunity created by Covid-19 pandemic to reexamine their methodologies and rearticulate their positioning by acknowledging the voice and agency of the Global South
Agency (philosophy · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Global health · Health care · Multidisciplinary approach · Multilateralism · Pandemic · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Window of opportunity · Computer Science · Global Health Care Issues · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · Healthcare Systems and Reforms · Law · Medicine
Privatizing Pensions
From recipients to donors
Covid-19
Ideas and Politics in Social Science Research
Politics of success stories in the path towards Universal Health Coverage
Comparative Perspectives and Policy Learning in the World of Health Care
The emergence of global attention to health systems strengthening
Can frameworks inform knowledge about health policy processes? Reviewing health policy papers on agenda setting and testing them against a specific priority-setting framework
Ideas and Institutions in Social Policy Research
Beyond ‘BRICS’
Theories of Policy Diffusion Lessons from Latin American Pension Reform
Transfer agents and global networks in the ‘transnationalization’ of policy
Learning from Abroad
The Politics of Social Learning
The impact of IMF conditionality on government health expenditure
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,4 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |