Healthcare Activism: Markets, Morals, and the Collective Good
Susi Geiger
Jan 2022 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Corinne Davies
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What is the role of activists and civil society in defining and defending the collective good in healthcare, especially in cases where that good seems to be heavily shaped by market dynamics? Presenting conceptual and empirical studies from a variety of healthcare contexts and theoretical perspectives, this book addresses this vital question by drawing together multidisciplinary scholarship from science and technology studies, sociology, organization studies, marketing, philosophy, and public health. Healthcare has undergone three major changes over the past decades: the advent of personalized medicine, the marketization of public care systems, and the digitalization of healthcare services. This book maps these changes and illustrates the extent to which they are interlinked to produce a seemingly unstoppable move toward individualization in healthcare. The book also traces how activists react to these tensions to argue for and defend the common good. It thus sketches a multifaceted picture of healthcare activism in the twenty-first century as civil society responds to these dynamics at the crossroads of markets and morals, economic and social justifications, individual and collective, and digital and non-digital worlds. Crucially, it also highlights potential solutions in a post Covid-19 world.
About the author
Susi Geiger is a full professor of marketing and market studies in the College of Business, University College Dublin. Her research focuses on how complex markets are organized, with specific interests in technology and health care markets in the context of social justice concerns. She is coeditor of Concerned Markets.
Corinne Davies is a classically trained actress based in Los Angeles. Originally from Australia, Corinne has worked extensively in all areas of voice-over and on stage and screen. A highly skilled narrator, Corinne is building an impressive portfolio across many genres.
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