{"product_id":"9783030707088","title":"The Populist Radical Right and Health : National Policies and Global Trends","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis contributed volume is the first in-depth analysis of the health policies of populist radical right (PRR) parties worldwide and their actual involvement in health care. The prominence of authoritarian, nationalistic, and populist parties is expanding steadily. However, it is often difficult to discern what kind of policies they really stand for, particularly with regard to the welfare state and public health, where research remains sparse. This book fills this critical gap.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe text connects PRR parties and leaders with actual health and social policy effects in Eastern and Western Europe as well as in the United States, Brazil, and the Philippines. The chapters highlight ten individual country case studies authored by young scholars and professors with political science and health experts:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Austrian Freedom Party in Government: A Threat to Public Health?\u003c\/li\u003e The Alternative for Germany (AfD) and Health Policy: Normalization or Containment of Populist Radical Right Tendencies? \u003cli\u003ePopulist Radical Right Influence on Health Policy in the Netherlands: The Case of the Party for Freedom (PVV)\u003c\/li\u003e The Evolution of the Populist Radical Right and Their Impact on Health in Italy \u003cli\u003eThe Populist Radical Right and Health in Hungary\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIs the Polish 'Law and Justice' (PiS) a Typical Populist Radical Right Party? A Health Policy Perspective\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Case of the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRhetoric and Reality in the United States of America: Trump, Populism, and Health Policy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRuling Through Chaos in Brazil: Bolsonaro's Authoritarian Agenda for Public Health\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn Authoritarian Reaction to COVID-19 in the Philippines: A Strong Commitment to Universal Health Care Combined with Violent Securitization \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Populist Radical Right and Health \u003c\/i\u003eis exceptionally timely and essential reading for political science and health colleagues researching and writing about PRR parties and leaders; students and faculty in public health, health and social policy, and political science; and anyone interested in learning more about this topic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n Introduction.- The Austrian Freedom Party in Government: A Threat to Public Health?.- The Alternative for Germany (AfD) and Health Policy: Normalization or Containment of Populist Radical Right Tendencies?.- Populist Radical Right Influence on Health Policy in the Netherlands: The Case of the Party for Freedom (PVV).- The Evolution of the Populist Radical Right and Their Impact on Health in Italy.- The Populist Radical Right and Health in Hungary.- Is the Polish 'Law and Justice' (PiS) a Typical Populist Radical Right Party? A Health Policy Perspective.- The Case of the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP).- Rhetoric and Reality in the United States of America: Trump, Populism, and Health Policy.- Ruling Through Chaos in Brazil: Bolsonaro's Authoritarian Agenda for Public Health.- An Authoritarian Reaction to COVID-19 in the Philippines: A Strong Commitment to Universal Health Care Combined with Violent Securitization.- Conclusion. \u003cb\u003e\n\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichelle Falkenbach, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhD\u003c\/b\u003e, is a postdoctoral associate in the Cornell public health program at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Michelle works on research projects that think about and build upon a more effective cross-fertilization between health and political science research. Her publications primarily speak to the impact of the Populist Radical Right on health and her research has been published in the \u003ci\u003eInternational Journal of Health Policy and Management\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eEuropean Journal of Public Health\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHealth Policy and Technology\u003c\/i\u003e as well as other outlets.\u003cb\u003e\n\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eScott L. Greer, PhD\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Health Management and Policy and Global Public Health at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, where he also holds a courtesy appointment in Political Science, and is a member of the HMP Governance Lab. Additionally, he is Senior Expert Advisor on Health Governance to the EuropeanObservatory on Health Systems and Policies in Brussels, Belgium. His recent books include the edited \u003ci\u003eFederalism and Social Policy: Patterns of Redistribution in Eleven Democracies\u003c\/i\u003e (2019), the second edition of \u003ci\u003eEverything you always wanted to know about European Union health policies but were afraid to ask\u003c\/i\u003e (2019), the edited \u003ci\u003eThe European Union after Brexit\u003c\/i\u003e (2020), \u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Ageing and Health \u003c\/i\u003e(2021), and the edited \u003ci\u003eCoronavirus Politics\u003c\/i\u003e (2021). ","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48831275073771,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":146.47,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/4484\/5803\/files\/9783030707088-1.jpg?v=1781717005","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.sg\/products\/9783030707088","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Singapore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}