210068 SE BAK13 State Activity, Policy and Governance Analyses (2023W)
Social inequality and politics of health
Continuous assessment of course work
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Studierende, die der ersten Einheit unentschuldigt fernbleiben, verlieren ihren Platz in der Lehrveranstaltung.Achten Sie auf die Einhaltung der Standards guter wissenschaftlicher Praxis und die korrekte Anwendung der Techniken wissenschaftlichen Arbeitens und Schreibens.
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from We 06.09.2023 08:00 to We 20.09.2023 08:00
- Registration is open from Fr 22.09.2023 08:00 to We 27.09.2023 08:00
- Deregistration possible until Fr 20.10.2023 23:59
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max. 50 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
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On-site teaching (unless announced) is expected for WiSe 2023.
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- Tuesday 10.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
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Aims, contents and method of the course
This course explores the roles of policymaking in health, in particular those related to inequity. Health in this course is understood as a broad concept including overall wellbeing and quality of life, and entails various social determinants of health. The following questions are addressed: What is health and how can it be measured? Is health inequity a new thing? How do different policy instruments and other factors in the policymaking process influence and reinforce existing inequalities in health, or even create new ones? What kind of policies can help reduce health inequities, and what are the challenges of implementing them?By analysing how health inequity and related policies are experienced, understood and interpreted by different stakeholders, including those who are affected by these policies, students will be familiarised with important empirical and theoretical approaches to health policy issues. These will be based on concrete case studies and examples including, but not limited to: global health issues such as climate change; gender, ethnicity and health; income and health; and digital health.Goals: The goals of the course are for students to have good understandings of 1) measurements of health inequality and inequity both at population and individual level, 2) various determinants of health (biological and social) and health inequity, and 3) contemporary health inequity-related issues and policies.The course materials are composed of texts using quantitative and qualitative methods. Nevertheless, the course is dedicated to qualitative and interpretative approaches to understanding and interpreting health policy makings and students will be strongly encouraged to collect their own qualitative data (such as via interviews) when writing their final term paper.Methods: The course is composed of series of interactive lectures, exercises, discussions and presentations led both by the course instructor and students. The instructor will also share her own experiences – positive, negative and lessons learned – from the field and conducting qualitative health research.Prior knowledge in health-related topics or disciplines are not required. However, interests in health inequity, public health, health-related policies and social determinants of health could be an advantage. Students must be able to read texts in English and German, and have knowledge and skills writing scientific texts in English following good scientific practice.The course is taught in English and students are encouraged to use English in class as well as write their assignments and term paper in English. However, native-level English skill is not expected and will not be the main criteria for the final grade. Interviews can be conducted in languages other than English. If students have any concerns with regard to language, they can consult the instructor by email.
Assessment and permitted materials
Assessment will be based on active participation (including minimum attendance and presentation in class), small assignments and final term paper.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
The course is designed as interactive lecturing style, which means that regular attendance and active participation are of great importance. Missing more than two classes will result in failing the course (=grade 5). In exceptional cases, such as illness or an accident, a positive grade is possible. Proof of the reason must be provided and a compensation assignment must be arranged with the course instructor. Absence due to paid employment is not compensable.In addition to minimum attendance, all the below three components need to be fulfilled for a positive grade:1. Five short written assignments (students who submit more than five assignments will have the five best grades entered); 25%
2. In-class presentations and active participation: 25%
3. Final term paper: 50%For the term paper, students are encouraged to collect new data based (ex. via interviews) and conduct small-scale qualitative research. The paper should be related to health and/or wellbeing with focus on inequity and relevant policies. It should be around 15-20 pages in length. It must include the following elements:1. Introduction: What is the problem this paper contributes to solving? What is the research question? What have others said about this topic so far (brief review of existing literature), and what is unexplored? What are the relevant policies, if any? [20 points]2. Methods: Explain why the method of your choice is particularly well suited to address the research question. How did you collect and analyse the data? [20 points].3. Research ethics: Which ethical aspects have been taken into consideration in your research and how did you ensure that they were executed? [10 Points]4. Findings: What are the results of your data analysis. What is the answer to your research question? What kind of themes constitute your findings? [15 points]5. Discussion*: Here, you situate your findings in the context of relevant literature. How does your finding correspond to, contradicts, or add to existing literature? What are the strength and limitation of your research? Reflect on any issues that might have influenced your analysis and findings (ex. your gender, ethnicity, position as a student etc.) [15 points]6. Conclusion/Summary: What is the conclusion and contribution of your work to the state of the art in research or existing theory? [10 points]Structure and formal aspects: readability, proper language, spellcheck, formatting, proper and consistent reference style, etc., [10 points]*Findings and discussion sections could be combined into one, if preferred.Maximum 100 points. For a positive final grade, one needs minimum 45 points on the term paper.
2. In-class presentations and active participation: 25%
3. Final term paper: 50%For the term paper, students are encouraged to collect new data based (ex. via interviews) and conduct small-scale qualitative research. The paper should be related to health and/or wellbeing with focus on inequity and relevant policies. It should be around 15-20 pages in length. It must include the following elements:1. Introduction: What is the problem this paper contributes to solving? What is the research question? What have others said about this topic so far (brief review of existing literature), and what is unexplored? What are the relevant policies, if any? [20 points]2. Methods: Explain why the method of your choice is particularly well suited to address the research question. How did you collect and analyse the data? [20 points].3. Research ethics: Which ethical aspects have been taken into consideration in your research and how did you ensure that they were executed? [10 Points]4. Findings: What are the results of your data analysis. What is the answer to your research question? What kind of themes constitute your findings? [15 points]5. Discussion*: Here, you situate your findings in the context of relevant literature. How does your finding correspond to, contradicts, or add to existing literature? What are the strength and limitation of your research? Reflect on any issues that might have influenced your analysis and findings (ex. your gender, ethnicity, position as a student etc.) [15 points]6. Conclusion/Summary: What is the conclusion and contribution of your work to the state of the art in research or existing theory? [10 points]Structure and formal aspects: readability, proper language, spellcheck, formatting, proper and consistent reference style, etc., [10 points]*Findings and discussion sections could be combined into one, if preferred.Maximum 100 points. For a positive final grade, one needs minimum 45 points on the term paper.
Examination topics
All contents included in the course.
Reading list
Selected literature. All reading materials will be made available on Moodle.Deaton, A. 2013. The Great Escape: Health, Wealth and the Origins of Inequality. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.Bambra et al. 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic and health inequalities. J Epidemiol Community Health 74: 964-968.Prainsack B. 2017. Personalized Medicine: Empowered Patients in the 21st Century? New York City: New York University Press (selected Chapters)As methodological guidance in writing a qualitative paper, please refer to:Prainsack B. and Pot M. 2021. Qualitative Methoden in der Politikwissenschaft. Vienna: Facultas Verlags- und Buchhandels AG (selected Chapters)Wagenaar, H. 2011. Meaning in Action: Interpretation and Dialogue in Policy Analysis. 1st edition. New York: Routledge.
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