Article Title
The Globalization of Public Health: Emerging Infectious Diseases and International Relations
Document Type
Symposium
Publication Date
Fall 1997
Publication Citation
5 Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies 11 (1997)
Abstract
In this article, Professor Fidler explains how the processes of
globalization have altered traditional distinctions between national and
international public health. Professor Fidler begins the article by
familiarizing the reader with globalization, reminding the reader that
globalization refers to the various factors that infringe upon a sovereign
state's ability to control what occurs in its territory. Next, the article defines
and discusses emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) and examines the
contributions made by globalization to the emergence and reemergence of
EIDs. The article then develops a "pathology of the globalization of public
health ", which helps the reader to understand better the relationship between
public health and globalization. Professor Fidler suggests that the current
EID crisis has made the globalization of public health a permanent feature of
international relations. In response to the challenges posed by the
globalization of public health, Professor Fidler explores three major
international relations theories-realism, liberalism, and critical international
theory--to see what lessons these theories offer about dealing with the
globalization of public health. While each theory provides insights into the
globalization of public health, he argues that the EID crisis creates serious
challenges to our traditional frameworks of understanding international
relations.
Recommended Citation
Fidler, David
(1997)
"The Globalization of Public Health: Emerging Infectious Diseases and International Relations,"
Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies: Vol. 5:
Iss.
1, Article 2.
Available at:
https://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/ijgls/vol5/iss1/2