Chapter needed - Health Equity Social Movements e.g. People's Health Movement, Healthy Cities

Dear Colleagues:

I am in the process of preparing a book for Policy Press in the UK and need an author for the chapter Health Equity Social Movements such as People's Health Movement, Healthy Cities, etc.  It would be due late August and would conform to this generic outline. Please forward to those you think might be interested.

5500 words text, 2000 words references = 7500 words.

Please see attached approved proposal for Policy Press.

Thank you for considering.

Dennis Raphael

Chapter xx. Health Equity Movements – your name

Introduction

Overview of purpose and content of the chapter including the specific social movements to be examined.

Goals and Aims

What are the stated goals of the social movement? To what extent do these concern public policy? Do they represent a challenge to the status quo?

Identified Adversaries

Are there stated opponents to the aims of the social movement? Are they explicitly identified and if so, who are they?

Formal and Informal Networks

 Are there networks that are part of the social movement? How were they formed? What roles do they play in advancing the goals and aims of the social movement?

Common Identity

Can there be said to be a common identity to which members of the social movement conform? How is this common identity represented and presented to governing authorities and the public?

Activities

How does the social movement act in the service of achieving its aims and goals? Are these activities traditional in scope involving research and advocacy or do they involve elements of confrontation?

Cognitive and Affective Components

 What are the ideas and emotions associated with these social movements and their goals and aims? Are the ideas focused on reform or transformational? Are the emotions associated with the movement and its activities of high valence using powerful language in pursuit of its goals and aims?

Political and Social Contexts

 What are the economic, political, and social environments in which the social movement operates? How have these facilitated or hindered the activities and outcomes of the social movement?

Successes and Failures

What have been the track records of the social movement in achieving its goals? What are the reasons for these outcomes?

Potential Links to a Health Equity Social Movement

 How do the aims and goals of the social movement potentially link to an all-encompassing health equity frame?

Conclusion

This provides a summary of the extent to which the social movements in the chapter conform to conceptualizations of a social movement as defined in the literature.

Dennis Raphael

Professor

School of Health Policy and Management

York University
4700 Keele Street
Stong College, Room 334
Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3
email: draphael@yorku.ca