Nunes, João orcid.org/0000-0002-0118-0993 (2016) Ebola and the production of neglect in global health. Third World Quarterly. pp. 542-556. ISSN 0143-6597
Abstract
This article argues that the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa reinscribed the neglect that has surrounded this disease. The argument develops theoretical tools for understanding how neglect is produced in global health. Arguing that neglect is connected with the production of harm and vulnerability, it stresses the importance of emotions in issue-prioritisation in global health. Focusing on the dynamics of abjection, the article shows how the 2014 Ebola outbreak was framed as a (racialised) African problem and obfuscated by a political and media spectacle. The result was the preference for short-term crisis-management responses that detracted from long-term structural solutions.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 Southseries Inc. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details |
Keywords: | Ebola,West Africa,abjection,global health governance,neglect,spectacle |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Social Sciences (York) > Politics (York) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number LEVERHULME TRUST UNSPECIFIED |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 21 Apr 2016 15:37 |
Last Modified: | 21 Feb 2025 00:04 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2015.1124724 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/01436597.2015.1124724 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:98950 |
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