Critical Issues in Global Health in Conflict Settings
Free 10-Week Online Seminar
Hosted on Zoom – Register for Link
Every Thursday, March 7 – May 9, 2024
10:00 – 11:30 AM ET
Course Description
This 10-week seminar examines contemporary issues and challenges in global health, with a particular focus on conflict and violence-affected areas. We will explore the causes and determinants of these challenges as they are shaped by social, cultural, economic, and political factors. Participants will apply a critical lens to the intersection of violence and its aftermath as it affects population health, as well as the various roles of local and international actors. On a larger scale, this seminar explores how the framing and arrangements of neocolonialism in humanitarian action, the liberal approach to peace in the aftermath of conflicts, structural violence, and necropolitical governmentality work to shape public health outcomes in the most vulnerable communities in the world.
In addition to the challenges posed to global public health, the seminar will also analyze the various partnerships and modes of solidarity among different actors in their efforts to promote public health in their communities, drawing primarily from real-world examples. Emphasis will be placed on developing skills in writing and advocacy to address these challenges effectively.
Seminar Co-Leaders
Dr. Khuloud Alsaba
Dr. Khuloud Alsaba is a scholar of global public health with experience in both development and humanitarian sectors in the Middle East and the Arab region, working with state and international aid actors. Her research focuses on political and social determinants of health and health inequalities in areas of conflict and political instability. She currently completing her PhD at the University of Edinburgh’s Global Health Policy Unit.
Dr. Mohammad Nour Audi
Dr. Mohammad Nour Audi is interested in population health and its intersection with peacebuilding and state-building in post-conflict and other fragile settings. He completed medical training and residency in internal medicine in Syria, and worked in the Syrian Red Crescent Society as a paramedic until the initial phase of the conflict in Syria. Dr. Audi then moved to work with the international humanitarian sector, focusing on the rehabilitation of primary health centers and establishing community-based programs for the management of non-communicable diseases.
More Information
Participants who attend at least 8 out of 10 complete seminar sessions will receive a certificate of satisfactory completion from the Dean of The New School for Social Research. In order to obtain the certificate, participants must register and log in with the same email address each week.
Registration will remain open for the duration of the seminar. Registrants will receive a reminder email with the Zoom link each week. The seminar sessions will be recorded and available to registrants on Vimeo the following week.
Schedule, Syllabus, and Readings
Weekly readings are available here.