Title of article :
Politics and Power in Global Health: The Constituting Role of Conflicts; Comment on “Navigating Between Stealth Advocacy and Unconscious Dogmatism: The Challenge of Researching the Norms, Politics and
Author/Authors :
Askheim، Clemet نويسنده Institute of Health and Society, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway , , Heggen، Kristin نويسنده Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway , , Engebretsen، Eivind نويسنده Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway ,
Abstract :
In a recent article, Gorik Ooms has drawn attention to the normative underpinnings of the politics of global health. We claim that Ooms is indirectly submitting to a liberal conception of politics by framing the politics of global health as a question of individual morality. Drawing on the theoretical works of Chantal Mouffe, we introduce a conflictual concept of the political as an alternative to Ooms’ conception. Using controversies surrounding medical treatment of AIDS patients in developing countries as a case we underline the opportunity for political changes, through political articulation of an issue, and collective mobilization based on such an articulation.
