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Sociology of Global Health and Development Symposium

NTU in collaboration with the Foundation for the Sociology of Health and Illness (FSHI)

Seminars

The Symposium is aimed at providing a platform to examine contemporary debates on the sociology of global health and development, as well as applying social theory to address health issues. This is a cross-disciplinary Symposium which builds on partnership work across the African region, Europe and the United States of America (USA).

  • From: Monday 1 July 2024, 9 am
  • To: Monday 1 July 2024, 5.30 pm
  • Location: Dryden Enterprise Centre, Dryden Enterprise Centre, Dryden Street, Nottingham, NG1 4FQ,
  • Booking deadline: Sunday 30 June 2024, 11.59 am
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Event details

A sociological lens on global health has enriched our understanding of how individuals, communities,
regional and international organisations interact with health policies, outcomes, and inequities.

However, along with discussions related to the multiple determinants of health, there is a demand for a shared understanding concerning social justice issues and inequalities across different categories. Thus, the
symposium seeks to further the ongoing knowledge exchange between global partners concerning the
sociology of health and development, develop a shared understanding on applying social theories to
address health issues, and contribute to a wider understanding of the interrelation between health,
development, and social innovation.

Call for abstracts

The Symposium is currently accepting abstracts focused on applying social theories to address health issues and welcomes abstracts focusing on one or more of the following themes below by 20th June 2024:

  1. The importance of bottom-up community-based health for future health resilience through a pre- and post-Colonial lens
  2. Knowledge translation: whose knowledge counts?
  3. Is there a role for social innovation, entrepreneurship and wellbeing in SGHD
  4. Using Social Theory in Global Health and Development.

As this is an interdisciplinary symposium, you can still submit an abstract if it is outside of the four themes.

This symposium is supported by funding from the Foundation For The Sociology of Health and Illness (FSHI).

Click here to submit abstracts and to access further details.

Symposium fee structure

CategoryCost (£)
PGR students (national)30.00
Academic staff50.00
Other participants (local authorities/NGOs)50.00
Third sector/charities30.00
PGR students overseas (online)20.00

Please note:

  • Bursaries are available for Post Graduate Researchers (PGRs) whose abstracts are accepted. If you would like to apply for the bursary, please submit a paragraph in your abstract submission stating your need and interest.
  • Benefits of attending the symposium include meeting editors of leading
    sociological journals and publication opportunities in leading sociological
    journals.

Speaker profiles

Professor Toby Green
Join us at the Sociology of Global Health and Development symposium to hear from Professor Toby Green, an expert in African economic history and its intersection with world economic history including global inequality. Toby’s insights in his field have reoriented the privileges of academic power through collaborating with colleagues in the "Global South. Don't miss Toby’s keynote conversation with Professor Robert Dingwall on “Rethinking Global Public Health: Perspective from History and Sociology.”  Read more about Toby here.

Dr Amon Simba
Professor Dr Amon Simba is an expert in in entrepreneurship and innovation with a focus on Africa. As Associate Editor for the International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business (IJESB) and the Journal of Small Business & Entrepreneurship (JSBE), Amon brings his expertise on how to publish to the symposium. Read more about Amon.

Professor Robert Dingwall
Professor Robert Dingwall is an expert in medical sociology who contributed to developing the sociology of law as a field of research in the UK.  Robert has wide international experience in research, particularly in the study of law, medicine, science and technology.  Don't miss Robert’s keynote conversation with Professor Toby Green on “Rethinking Global Public Health: Perspective from History and Sociology.” Read more about Robert here.

Booking information

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Location details

Room/Building:

Dryden Enterprise Centre

Address:

Dryden Enterprise Centre
Dryden Street
Nottingham
 NG1 4FQ
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