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| Semester | spring semester 2018 |
| Course frequency | Every spring sem. |
| Lecturers |
Claudia Baez-Camargo (claudia.baez-camargo@unibas.ch)
Krista Nadakavukaren Schefer (k.nadakavukaren@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | We will be looking at sustainability, governance, health, and health systems from legal and political science perspectives. Students will learn about and discuss different views of each of these concepts and how the differences impact on health governance initiatives in practice. |
| Learning objectives | Understand the connections between different aspects of sustainability, various measures of governance, and health systems and be able to detect problem areas in the interaction of these fields. |
| Bibliography | Handouts will be available online for each week |
| Comments | Ist in den folgenden Vertiefungsrichtung anrechenbar: Normaler Master: Life Sciences Recht und Transnationales Recht Wirtschaftsrechtsmaster: Global Life Sciences and Sustainability CLAUDIA BAEZ-CAMARGO holds a PhD in political science from the University of Notre Dame, USA and a graduate degree in economics from the University of Cambridge, England. She is currently head researcher on public governance at the Basel Institute on Governance. Her research interests include governance of health systems assessment, political economy methods for developing sustainable governance enhancing reforms, anticorruption participatory approaches. Before joining the Institute she was professor of political science and history at William Paterson University in the USA. Her professional experience also includes work with the Mexican federal government in developing poverty alleviation programs as well as research activities with the UN's Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. She has several years experience working on the topic of governance of health systems in low income countries with field research experience in Sub Saharan Africa, Central and South East Asia, South East Europe and Latin America. |
| Admission requirements | Proficiency in English and willingness to participate in class discussions. |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Course auditors welcome |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Modul Culture and Society (Master's degree program: African Studies (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Modul Environment and Human Well-Being (Master's degree program: African Studies (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Modul Fields: Governance and Politics (Master's degree program: African Studies) Modul Fields: Public Health and Social Life (Master's degree program: African Studies) Specialization Module: Global Life Sciences and Sustainability (Master Business Law) Specialization module: Life Sciences Law (Master Law) Specialization module: Transnational Law (Master Law) Vertiefungsmodul Global Europe: Global Ageing and Health (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) Vertiefungsmodul Global Europe: Umwelt und Nachhaltigkeit (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) |
| Assessment format | lecture examination |
| Assessment details | Will be determined after the first two weeks of class. |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Registration: course registration |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | 1-6 0,5 |
| Repeated registration | one repetition |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Law, studiendekanat-ius@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Fachbereich Öffentliches Recht |