1st Edition
Decolonizing Global Health A Critical Realist Perspective
1.Colonial Foundations of Global Health. 2.Expressions of Coloniality in Global Health. 3.Postcolonial Critical Realism. 4.Colonial Matrix of Power in Global Health. 5.Decoloniality: Countering Coloniality in Global Health. 6.Dialectic of Freedom: A Framework for Decolonizing Global Health. 7.Social Morphogenesis and Decolonial Reflexivity. 8.Decolonial Reflexivity in Global Health.
Biography
Ferdinand C. Mukumbang is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Global Health, University of Washington, US. He is a public health scientist specializing in health policy and systems research, with a specific focus on implementation sciences. He is particularly interested in the development and adoption of realist-informed research methods for evidence-based theorizing in health care and global health. He actively champions the decolonization of global health, striving to dismantle systemic inequities and promote equitable healthcare access worldwide.
"This is a long overdue book. It offers a much-needed philosophical synthesis of the broad range of demands and goals embedded in the growing quest to 'decolonise' global health."
- Seye Abimbola, University of Sydney, Australia“This unique, important contribution synthesises Mukumbang’s extensive international experience collaborating within the field of Global Health […] Mukumbang lays a viable, sensitive, and assertive pathway for decolonising Global Health.”
- Denise De Souza, Torrens University Australia“In a highly polarized topic Mukumbang manages to keep his cool and dig deep into the underlying structures of coloniality and decolonization […] A must-read for anyone with or without power in the global health domain.”
- Dimitri Renmans, Université Libre de Bruxelles“This is an impressive book that traces the historical roots of colonialism, unpacks its persistence through coloniality and neo-colonialism, and outlines detailed steps for decolonizing global health.”
- Dr. Bipin Adhikari, Senior Social Scientist, Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Bangkok
