Stories
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Do good mothers make good democracy?
To be psychologically fit for democracy, one distinguished paediatrician argued that you need a ‘good enough mother’ – and that we must acknowledge the bad side of our feelings.
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Eugenics and the welfare state
Indy Bhullar explores the ideas of William Beveridge and Richard Titmuss, who were strongly influenced by eugenic thinking, and yet championed the idea of the welfare state.
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Thomas Sankara and the stomachs that made themselves heard
Thomas Sankara’s vision to transform farming and health in Burkina Faso turned to dust with his assassination. Perry Blankson highlights the considerable achievements of Sankara’s brief span in power.
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How writing helps me manage schizophrenia
For Erica Crompton, writing is much more than a career. It’s an essential component of her mental health toolkit.
Catalogue
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Policy making in an era of global environmental change / edited by R.E. Munn, J.W.M. la Rivière, and N. van Lookeren Campagne.
Date: [1996], ©1996- Archives and manuscripts
One day meeting in Edinburgh: "Research and Policy Making"
Date: 1978-1979Reference: SA/SSM/A/31Part of: Society for Social Medicine- Archives and manuscripts
Research folders: "2006 Making Normal Birth a Reality"
Date: 1999-2006Reference: SA/NCT/E/1/3/72Part of: National Childbirth Trust (NCT)- Books
Biomedical politics / Kathi E. Hanna, editor ; Division of Health Sciences Policy, Committee to Study Biomedical Decision Making, Institute of Medicine.
Date: 1991
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Scientific Advice, Risk and Evidence Based Policy Making : Seventh Report of Session 2005-06 / House of Commons Science and Technology Committee.
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on Science and Technology.Date: 2006