European Parliament and Global Health - Polymorphic Actorness and Multiple Roles

This book examines the actorness of the European Parliament (EP) and its roles in global health. In doing so, it appreciates to what extent this democratically elected entity can be considered as a global health actor.

List of contents

Introduction: The European Parliament: A global health actor? 1. Assessing the EP's actorness in global health 2. The EP and Ebola epidemics in Africa 3. The EP and access to essential medicines 4. The EP and the health implications of the EU-India FTA 5. The EP and R&D on poverty-related neglected diseases 6. The EP and Taiwan's participation in the WHA/WHO. Conclusion - The EP and global health: Polymorphic actorness and multiple roles

About the author

Vincent Rollet is Associate Professor at the Graduate Institute of European Studies (GIES), Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Summary

This book examines the actorness of the European Parliament (EP) and its roles in global health. In doing so, it appreciates to what extent this democratically elected entity can be considered as a global health actor.

Product details

• Authors: Vincent Rollet, Vincent (Wenzao Ursuline University of Lan Rollet
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.08.2024
• EAN: 9781032813158
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3281315-8
• No. of pages: 304
• Series: Routledge Studies on Government and the European Union
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / General, Personal & public health, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, EU (European Union), International institutions, Personal and public health / health education, EU & European institutions