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| Semester | spring semester 2015 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers |
Brigit Obrist van Eeuwijk (brigit.obrist@unibas.ch)
Constanze Pfeiffer (constanze.pfeiffer@unibas.ch) Piet Van Eeuwijk (peter.vaneeuwijk@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | By now it is widely acknowledged that health is both a condition for and an outcome of sustainable development. In many cases, the best choices for health are also the best choices for the physical environment; and the most equitable and environment-friendly choices are also good for health. However, up to now, the links between debates in sustainable development and in public health/health promotion remain weak. The motto “joint research and action for healthy people in healthy societies on a healthy planet” formulated by Kickbusch (2010:40) links the two debates. Moving in this direction means tackling ‘wicked problems’. Students should thus learn to ‘think out of their box’. As experts in public health, for instance, they will need to go beyond the boundaries of health systems. Students have to develop capabilities in joint analysis and planning in inter- and transnational partnerships with scientists from other fields, policy makers, practitioners and activists, which calls for a transdisciplinary approach. Further they will be introduced to systemic approaches to health in social-ecological systems based on the “one health” concept, linking human and animal health and EcoHealth, which formally relates health and ecosystem services. |
| Learning objectives | To sharpen students’ competences in considering the interdependence and interaction of health with the three fields of sustainable development – economy, society and environment. |
| Bibliography | A reader will be available at the beginning of the course. Selected literatur as first introduction: Kickbusch I 2010. Triggering debate – white paper. The food system – prism of present and future challenges for health promotion and sustainable development. Bern: Health Promotion Switzerland. Available at: http://www.ilonakickbusch.com/kickbusch-wAssets/docs/White-Paper-The-Food-System.pdf (accessed 15 January 2013) Obrist B, Iteba N, Lengeler C et al. (2007) Access to health care in contexts of livelihood insecurity: A framework for analysis and action. PLoS Medicine 4(10): 1584-1588. URL: http://collections.plos.org/poverty.php Obrist B, Pfeiffer C and R Henley (2010) Multi-layered social resilience: A new approach in mitigation research. Progress in Development Studies 10(4): 283-293. Östlin P, Schrecker T, Sadana R et al. 2011. Priorities for research on equity and health: towards an equity-focused health research agenda. PLoS Medicine 8: e1001115. Parkes MW (2011) Diversity, emergence, resilience: guides for a new generation of ecohealth research and practice. Ecohealth 8(2): 137-139. doi: 10.1007/s10393-011-0732-8. Pfeiffer C, Obrist B, Henley R et al. 2013. Social resilience: a new approach in mitigation research. Evidence for Policy Series, Global Edition, No. 14. Bern, Switzerland: NCCR North-South. http://www.socialresilience.ch/index.php?eID=tx_nawsecuredl&u=0&file=fileadmin/liveres/redaktion/Tanzania/Global_Policy_Brief_Social_Resilience.pdf&t=1385829543&hash=63b957bb0ecbc7b1c110c7b82ffa752d . Springett J, Whitelaw S and M Dooris 2010. Sustainable development, equity and health: Time to get radical. Critical Public Health 20(3): 275-280. Van Eeuwijk P 2006. Old-age vulnerability, ill-health and care support in urban areas of Indonesia. Ageing and Society 26: 61-80. WHO 2008. Closing the gap in a generation: health equity through action on social determinants of health. Commission on Social Determinants of Health Final Report. Geneva: WHO. WCED (World Commission on Environment and Development) 1987. Our Common Future (Brundtland Report). Oxford: Oxford University Press. Zinsstag J, Bonfoh B, Cissé G et al. 2011. Towards equity effectiveness in health interventions. In: Wiesmann U. and Hurni H. (Eds.) Research in sustainable development: foundation, experiences, and perspectives. Bern: Geographica Bernensia, 623-639. |
| Weblink | https://ethnologie.unibas.ch/studies/cou |
| Admission requirements | Die Teilnehmerzahl ist auf 25 Personen beschränkt. Die Plätze werden nach Belegdatum und Studienfachzugehörigkeit vergeben. Vorrang haben die Studierenden der unter "Module" aufgelisteten Studienfächer/-gänge. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Modul Environment and Human Well-Being (Master's degree program: African Studies (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Modul Fields: Environment and Development (Master's degree program: African Studies) Modul Fields: Governance and Politics (Master's degree program: African Studies) Modul Fields: Public Health and Social Life (Master's degree program: African Studies) Modul Internationales Zusatzwissen (Master European Studies (Start of studies before 01.02.2015)) Modul Kernbereich Gesellschaftswissenschaftliche Nachhaltigkeitsforschung (Master Sustainable Development) Modul Politik und Entwicklung (Master's degree subject: Sociology (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Modul Sachthemen der Ethnologie (Master's degree subject: Social Anthropology (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Modul Theory and General Anthropology (Master's degree subject: Anthropology) Modul Ungleichheit, Konflikt, Kultur (Master's degree subject: Sociology) Modul Wirtschaft, Politik und Entwicklung (Master's degree subject: Sociology (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Vertiefungsmodul Global Europe: Staatlichkeit, Entwicklung und Globalisierung (Master European Global Studies) Vertiefungsmodul Global Europe: Umwelt und Nachhaltigkeit (Master European Global Studies) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Students will be expected to: - prepare fully and participate actively in seminar discussion, - write reading responses to one week reading, - develop discussion questions and (help) moderate plenary discussion or - prepare and conduct expert interviews by using a video camera. |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | no repetition |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Fachbereich Ethnologie |