question archive 1) Political ecologies of disease are often multiscalar
1) Political ecologies of disease are often multiscalar
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1) Political ecologies of disease are often multiscalar. Define this term and describe why is it important in studying the upstream factors (including political and economic forces) that affect disease ecologies.
2. How might international policy, including monetary support (e.g., from WHO, UNAID, UNESCO), hinder long-term disease eradication and control efforts in developing nations? Use a specific disease as an example to make your case.
3. How do upstream political and economic forces, including structural barriers related to poverty and race, affect asthma's disease ecology?
4. Drawing on the example of HIV, describe the role that politics and economic interests play in deforestation, especially in developing countries, and the emergence of disease.
5. South African president Thabo Mbeki is famous for saying that "HIV is not the sole cause of AIDS." Rather, he suggests that AIDS is a complex syndrome that involves poor nutrition, poverty, and other upstream factors. Do you think that the HIV/AIDS epidemic is the outcome of poverty in sub-Saharan Africa? Why or why not?
6. Describe how political and economic forces might drive the prioritization of health research in the United States. Use a specific disease to make your case.
7. "Race" is a classification that is highly dependent on social and political conventions. Does it have any relevance for discussing disease ecologies? Why or why not?
