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• 15 déc 2017

  Lisbon

  Call for papers - Sociology

  Old Tensions, emerging paradoxes in health

  European Society for Health and Medical Sociology 17th biennial conference

  The positive effect of comprehensive health systems on health outcomes, economic growth and well-being is generally acknowledged, just as of representative policies, scientific-based decisions and trust relationships on social cohesion and respect for political and civil rights in health. Not surprisingly, health policies have become more aligned with the needs of different social groups (e.g. migrants, ethnic minorities, women, LGBT) and of specific medical conditions (e.g. HIV, mental and age-related diseases). Regulators interfere more and more in professional work models and decisions to better control health systems performance and to enhance transparency, but so do empowered citizens in the defence of their rights as patients.

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• 30 avr 2011

  Lisbon

  Call for papers - History

  Portugal and International Organizations

  Appel à communication pour une conférence internationale organisée par l’Institut d’histoire contemporaine de la Faculté de sciences sociales et humaines, Université nouvelle de Lisbonne. Pour comprendre la position du Portugal face aux organisations internationales sous ses différents aspects, la conférence propose une approche pluridisciplinaire.

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