02220nas a2200193 4500000000100000008004100001260003700042653003100079653002100110653003600131653001200167653001300179100001700192245010000209856023100309300000900540520145200549022002502001 2020 d bCambridge University Press (CUP) 10 aEconomics and Econometrics 10 aCultural Studies 10 aSociology and Political Science 10 aHistory 10 aCovid-19 1 aAğartan Tİ 00 aCOVID-19 opens a window of reflection for comparative health systems and global health research uhttps://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/3C55591736E0B1070CAF7C31C9215CF1/S0896634620000254a.pdf/covid19_opens_a_window_of_reflection_for_comparative_health_systems_and_global_health_research.pdf a1-19 3 aAbstract
The Covid-19 crisis that led to the loss of thousands of lives and initiated one of the most complex social and economic upheavals has also a created a window of reflection for health systems researchers to revisit our major concepts, frameworks, and underlying assumptions. This commentary reviews two literatures that remain rather separate: comparative health policy and global health. First, I examine whether convergence in circumstances brought about by the spread of Covid-19 creates opportunities for learning “about” as well as unpacking the motivations of policy actors and how they use the cross-national information. However, given the emphasis on national policy actors and processes, this literature may overlook the importance of global actors, institutions and ideas. Second, global health differentiates itself with an emphasis on multilateralism as a political positioning and its multidisciplinary and multi-sectoral approach. However, the global health field is also challenged to consider its mission, political standing on multilateralism, changing relationships between North and South and its commitment to multidisciplinary approach. I argue that health systems scholars should use the window of opportunity created by Covid-19 pandemic to reexamine their methodologies and rearticulate their positioning by acknowledging the voice and agency of the Global South. a0896-6346, 1305-3299