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Jonah Levy, PhD - Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, UC Berkeley
March 4, 2003
Dr. Levy's research examines efforts by European governments to enhance competitiveness, improve labor market flexibility, and reduce taxes and spending without compromising traditional commitments to the poor and disadvantaged. He argues that between no reform and neo-liberal reform, a number of European governments have pursued a strategy of social liberal reform, improving fiscal and economic indicators, while preserving or even enhancing social commitments. He describes these reforms and ponders the implications of social liberalism for health care policy.
Sylvia Guendelman, PhD, MSW - Professor of Health Policy & Management, School of Public Health, UC Berkeley
March 18, 2003
Working women represent almost half of the labor force. Women of reproductive age are increasingly working longer hours and longer into their pregnancy, often postponing time off from work until their infants are born. Dr. Guendelman presents the conceptual framework and design of a study that is assessing stress during pregnancy among working women and the potential role of antenatal leave in buffering against poor.
Dr. Guendelman's presentation is now available for viewing.
Ann Swidler, PhD - Professor, Department of Sociology, UC Berkeley
April 8, 2003
The HIV/AIDS pandemic brings into focus questions about variations in institutional robustness and vitality, about variations in the capacity and willingness of governments to fight the epidemic, and about the interconnections between local and trans-national actors. Among other questions, Dr. Swidler asks why two provinces in South Africa (Western Cape and KwaZulu Natal) have actively cooperated with international organizations providing antiretroviral therapy, and why Botswana, despite having the most democratic and most capable government in Africa (as well as one of the strongest economies), has seen HIV prevalence rise relentlessly.
Tim Scott - Harkness Fellow and Visiting Scholar, School of Public Health, UC Berkeley
April 22, 2003
Drug advertising in professional journals is an important part of marketing prescription medicines to clinicians. Dr. Scott examined the techniques used by ad agencies to try to change prescribing behavior. A sample of ads appearing in the British Medical Journal were analyzed using a Jungian approach to their symbolic imagery. He found that high-quality ads use sophisticated subliminal techniques of persuasion. This implies that clinicians and journal editors should become more aware of techniques used, and that more research is needed into the methods and effects of advertising drugs to clinicians.
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