Season 2, Episode 1: Julia Lynch on Political Science and the Political Economy of Health

Update: 2025-05-30

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In this episode of the Global Health Politics Podcast, Joseph Harris sits down with University of Pennsylvania political scientist Julia Lynch to discuss her work on politics, pandemics, public health, inequality, and social policy. Our wide-ranging conversation explores the role of political science in understanding the political economy of health and two of her recent books - Regimes of Inequality: The Political Economy of Health and Wealth and The Unequal Pandemic: COVID-19 and Health Inequalities.

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Season 2, Episode 1: Julia Lynch on Political Science and the Political Economy of Health

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Season 2, Episode 1: Julia Lynch on Political Science and the Political Economy of Health

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Season 2, Episode 1: Julia Lynch on Political Science and the Political Economy of Health