Integrating Science and Politics for Public Health

by Patrick Fafard (Editor), Adïle Cassola (Editor), Evelyne de Leeuw (Editor)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783030989842
Publisher:	Springer International Publishing
Publication date:	05/30/2022
Series:	Palgrave Studies in Public Health Policy Research
Edition description:	1st ed. 2022
Pages:	345
Product dimensions:	5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x (d)

About the Author

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

Table of Contents

Part I. Conceptual Introduction.- Chapter 1. Public health political science: The view from public health Anita Kothari.- Chapter 2. Public health political science: The view from political science Scott Greer.- Chapter 3. Political science for, of, and with public health Patrick Fafard, Isaac Weldon and Adèle Cassola.- Part II. Democratising Evidence and Institutionalizing Expertise.- Chapter 4. Mechanisms to bridge the gap between science and politics in evidence-informed policymaking Adèle Cassola, Patrick Fafard and Steven J. Hoffman.- Chapter 5. How policy appetites shape, and are shaped by evidence production and use Kathryn Oliver.- Chapter 6. Democratizing efforts to 'bridge' public health research and policy Kat Smith.- Part III. Reconciling Evidence and Politics in National and Local Policymaking.- Chapter 7. How corporate actors shape and mobilise evidence for policy: The case of e-cigarettes policy in the UK Benjamin R. Hawkins & Kathryn Oliver.- Chapter 8. The politics of pandemics Katherine Fierlbeck, Kevin McNamara, and Maureen MacDonald.- Chapter 9. Council collects the evidence garbage and deposits it into policy landfill Evelyne de Leeuw.- Chapter 10. Sidestepping the stalemate: The strategies of public health actors for circulating evidence into the policy process Carole Clavier, France Gagnon and Blake Poland.- Chapter 11. The politics of evidence-based ‘Health in All Policies’ Paul Cairney, Emily St Denny and Heather Mitchell.- Chapter 12. Developing a policy framework to reduce social inequities in health: (Moving beyond HiAP) Ditte Heering Holt & Katherine Frohlich.- Conclusion. Integrating science and politics for public health Patrick Fafard, Evelyne de Leeuw and Adèle Cassola.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“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)