Sangam: A Confluence of Knowledge Streams

COVID-19, Public Authority and Enforcement

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dc.creator Parker, Melissa
dc.creator MacGregor, Hayley
dc.creator Akello, Grace
dc.date 2021-03-23T10:28:37Z
dc.date 2021-03-23T10:28:37Z
dc.date 2021-10-07
dc.date.accessioned 2022-05-26T08:44:25Z
dc.date.available 2022-05-26T08:44:25Z
dc.identifier Melissa Parker, Hayley MacGregor & Grace Akello (2020) COVID-19, Public Authority and Enforcement, Medical Anthropology, 39:8, 666-670, DOI: 10.1080/01459740.2020.1822833
dc.identifier https://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/20.500.12413/16493
dc.identifier https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01459740.2020.1822833
dc.identifier 10.1080/01459740.2020.1822833
dc.identifier.uri http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/198334
dc.description The securitization of health is not a new phenomenon. However, global responses to the 2014–2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa reveal the extent to which epidemic preparedness and response is now shaped by geopolitical concerns. UN Security Council Resolution 2177 epitomizes this. The resolution asserted that “the outbreak is undermining the stability of the most affected countries … [and] the Ebola outbreak in Africa constitutes a threat to international peace and security” (UN 2014: 1). The resolution paved the way for a militarized approach to treatment and containment, one not motivated primarily by the health needs of the affected population but rather by the potential political and social consequences of their health crises for others. It provided justification for forms of public authority to impose quarantine and enforced containment on a large scale.
dc.language en
dc.publisher Taylor & Francis Group, LLC
dc.rights https://www.ids.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IDSOpenDocsExternalDocuments.pdf
dc.rights © 2020 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC
dc.subject Health
dc.subject Security and Conflict
dc.title COVID-19, Public Authority and Enforcement
dc.type Article


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