CfPs: 3rd International Conference on Social Sciences & Health Innovations: Making Health Public | 22-24 May | Tomsk, Russia

Third International Conference on Social Sciences & Health Innovations: Making Health Public

May 22-24, 2017
Tomsk, Russia

Call for Application Deadline: January 15, 2017

Organized by Maastricht University (the Netherlands), and Tomsk State University (the Russian Federation), with participation from Siberian State Medical University (the Russian Federation)

The goals of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health have long been the locus of efforts by states, cities and other actors in the public health field. But exactly does the 'public' stand for in public health? Public refers to collectives and solidarities on a local, national and global scale; how are they made, maintained and legitimized amidst diversity of the globalizing world? Public also refers to the responsibilities of public institutions for health, and engagement of these institutions with people's concerns. However, during the last decades it has become clear that there are often big gaps between institutional perspectives and the perspectives of communities and citizens on health and ways to improve it. One often wonders, where the publics of public health are. This conference aims to explore how health is, and can be, made public.

 

Conference speakers:

• Tiago Moreira (Reader at School of Applied Social Sciences, Durham University)
• Martine Bouman (Scientific Director of the Center for Media & Health and Prof. Entertainment Media and Social Change, Erasmus University Rotterdam)
• Vikram Patel (Professor of International Mental Health and Wellcome Trust Principal Research Fellow in Clinical Science, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine; the Pershing Square Professor of Global Health, Harvard University) – to be confirmed
• Susanne Bauer (Associate Professor at the Centre for Technology, Innovation and Culture, University of Oslo)
• Klasien Horstman (Professor of Philosophy of Public Health, Maastricht University)

 

Submit your paper or panel abstract:

We welcome both individual paper proposals and proposals for closed thematic panels. Please submit your applications via the electronic form by 15 January 2017. Individual paper proposals should be submitted here; Panel proposals should be submitted here. If you have any questions contact the conference organizers: healthinnovations2017@gmail.com.
Individual paper submissions should be limited to 600 words (including a short CV up to 100 words). The title of the paper should be limited to 10 words. To assist the program chairs in grouping the papers into sessions, please add three keywords. Panel proposals should include a title, panel description (up to 300 words), and a list of panel speakers (not more than 6 panelists) with their affiliations and titles of the conference presentations.
This conference is the third international event organized as a collaborative endeavor between Maastricht University (the Netherlands), and Tomsk State University (the Russian Federation), with participation from Siberian State Medical University (the Russian Federation). The previous conference in the series took place in 2015 and was titled Social Sciences and Medical Innovations: Doing things together (for details see).

Language of the Conference: English.

For more information please see the Call for Proposals or visit the conference webpage: http://en.past-centre.ru/2016/10/fincall/