Health governance in Europe

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Summary: The Politics of Health Promotion in the EU, with Charlotte Godziewski

EUhealthgov |

On 26 August 2022 EUHealthGov held its sixth online seminar. We had the pleasure to host Dr Charlotte Godziewski (City, University of London) to discuss her new book, The Politics of Health Promotion in the European Union. Dr Godziewski gave a short presentation of the book, which explores how institutional structures, background ideas and active […]

Tackling health inequalities: explaining variations in national health strategies in France, Portugal, and Switzerland

Dr Chloé Bérut |

Dr Chloé Bérut is a postdoctoral researcher in political science (Research program on risk assessment and uncertainties, Sciences Po). Subsidised by EUHealthGov, Chloé participated in the 2022 annual conference of the University Association for Contemporary European Studies (UACES). Below, she summarises the core argument made in her presentation, which addressed the consideration of health inequalities […]

EUHealthGov at UACES 2022

EUhealthgov |

EUHealthGov is delighted to have been involved in this week’s annual conference of the University Association for Contemporary European Studies (UACES). We have hosted three panels this year – two taking place at the in-person conference, in Lille, and one at the virtual conference.  On Monday afternoon, we gathered for a panel on EU governance […]

WHO needs whom? A problematic cooperation between the EU and WHO Regional Office for Europe (WHO EURO)

Dr Marta Hoffman |

Dr Marta Hoffman is an assistant professor at Jagiellonian University and, subsidised by EUHealthGov, participated in the 2022 annual conference of the European Consortium for Political Research’s Standing Group on European Union. Below, Marta summarises the core argument made in her presentation, which addressed the relationship between the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe […]

Summary: In Conversation with Professor Meri Koivusalo - Trade and Health: When Actions do not match Aspirations

EUhealthgov |

On 7 October 2021, EUHealthGov held its second quarterly seminar. We were delighted to be joined by Professor Meri Koivusalo from Tampere University (Finland) for a discussion on how EU trade negotiations can impact health services. She highlighted a persistent discrepancy between the EU’s aspirations and the reality of health services safeguarding when so-called ‘new […]

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