Episodes
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ONLINE SEMINAR
Trade Unions and Employment in a Market Economy
Thursday 21 May 2020, 6pm-8pm
Andrew Brady will introduce his recent book:
Unions and Employment in a Market Economy, Strategy, Influence and Power in Contemporary Britain (Routledge 2019)
Other speakers included Sir Ian McCartney and Tom Wilson.
The Seminar was chaired by Helen Hague
Andrew Brady was awarded his PhD from the University of Strathclyde in 2017. He has held various positions within Unite the Union and is currently based in Scotland in the unionâs Political, Research & Campaigns Unit.
Sir Ian McCartney was Shadow Minister, Minister of State, and Cabinet Minister 1992â2007 and led the Labour Governmentâs work on employment and employment rights.
Tom Wilson was Director of Unionlearn at the TUC until 2017. He has also worked for the GMB, the Labour Party as Trade Union Liaison Officer, the AUT and Natfhe (now UCU).
Helen Hague is a journalist and has recently worked on a history of the Fire Brigades Union.
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Brexit and workersâ rights
1 October 2019 - 18:30 pm - 20:30 pmKeating Chambers, 15 Essex St, Temple, London WC2R 3AA
Chaired by Sarah Veale
Professor Michael Gold and Professor Simon Deakin talk on âWhat the UK's membership of the EU has entailed for workersâ rights and how the UK might achieve dynamic alignment of these rights after Brexit.â
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Brexit and workersâ rights
1 October 2019 - 18:30 pm - 20:30 pmKeating Chambers, 15 Essex St, Temple, London WC2R 3AA
Chaired by Sarah Veale
Professor Michael Gold and Professor Simon Deakin talk on âWhat the UK's membership of the EU has entailed for workersâ rights and how the UK might achieve dynamic alignment of these rights after Brexit.â
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9 September 2019 - 18:00 pm - 19:30 pm
Anatomy Museum, King's College London, 6th floor, King's Building, Strand, London WC2R 2LSOver the past twenty years, a growing number of countries have established national inquiries in relation to historic child abuse, encompassing investigations of abuse in residential institutions and foster-care, as well as abuse in the context of particular types of institution or specific child welfare programmes.
Historical researchers have engaged with these inquiries in a range of different roles â as members of inquiry secretariats, consultants, expert witnesses and, in at least one case, as the director of a national inquiry (Prof Pirjo Markkola in Finland).
This panel brings together speakers with a range of expertise across these different roles to explore what we can learn from a range of international examples about the relationship between historical research and child abuse enquiries.
Amongst the questions to be explored in this session are:
How important is historical knowledge for the setting of the remits and scope of inquiries?
What are the challenges and limitations of using different kinds of historical material in child avuse inquiries?
In what ways can inquiries succeed or fail as forms of public history in increasing public understanding of historic abuse?
Speakers:Professor Pirjo Markkola (Tampere University and former director of the Finnish national child abuse inquiry)
Professor Eoin OâSullivan (Trinity College Dublin; his work with Mary Raftery on the history of abuse in Irish industrial schools led to the setting up of the Ryan Commission)
Professor Johanna Sköld (Linköping University and former member of the secretariat for the Swedish Inquiry into Child Abuse and Neglect in Institutions and Foster Homes)
Professor Shurlee Swain (Australian Catholic University and contributor of historical research to numerous abuse inquiries in Australia)
Event organiser:
Gordon Lynch is Michael Ramsey Professor of Modern Theology at the University of Kent. He has undertaken a range of research and public history projects in relation to the history of UK child migration programmes, including a national museum exhibition at the V&A Museum of Childhood and the musical project, The Ballads of Child Migration. He has served as an expert witness for the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, and continues to serve in this capacity for the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry.
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9 September 2019 - 18:00 pm - 19:30 pm
Anatomy Museum, King's College London, 6th floor, King's Building, Strand, London WC2R 2LSOver the past twenty years, a growing number of countries have established national inquiries in relation to historic child abuse, encompassing investigations of abuse in residential institutions and foster-care, as well as abuse in the context of particular types of institution or specific child welfare programmes.
Historical researchers have engaged with these inquiries in a range of different roles â as members of inquiry secretariats, consultants, expert witnesses and, in at least one case, as the director of a national inquiry (Prof Pirjo Markkola in Finland).
This panel brings together speakers with a range of expertise across these different roles to explore what we can learn from a range of international examples about the relationship between historical research and child abuse enquiries.
Amongst the questions to be explored in this session are:
How important is historical knowledge for the setting of the remits and scope of inquiries?
What are the challenges and limitations of using different kinds of historical material in child avuse inquiries?
In what ways can inquiries succeed or fail as forms of public history in increasing public understanding of historic abuse?
Speakers:Professor Pirjo Markkola (Tampere University and former director of the Finnish national child abuse inquiry)
Professor Eoin OâSullivan (Trinity College Dublin; his work with Mary Raftery on the history of abuse in Irish industrial schools led to the setting up of the Ryan Commission)
Professor Johanna Sköld (Linköping University and former member of the secretariat for the Swedish Inquiry into Child Abuse and Neglect in Institutions and Foster Homes)
Professor Shurlee Swain (Australian Catholic University and contributor of historical research to numerous abuse inquiries in Australia)
Event organiser:
Gordon Lynch is Michael Ramsey Professor of Modern Theology at the University of Kent. He has undertaken a range of research and public history projects in relation to the history of UK child migration programmes, including a national museum exhibition at the V&A Museum of Childhood and the musical project, The Ballads of Child Migration. He has served as an expert witness for the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, and continues to serve in this capacity for the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry.
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9 September 2019 - 18:00 pm - 19:30 pm
Anatomy Museum, King's College London, 6th floor, King's Building, Strand, London WC2R 2LSOver the past twenty years, a growing number of countries have established national inquiries in relation to historic child abuse, encompassing investigations of abuse in residential institutions and foster-care, as well as abuse in the context of particular types of institution or specific child welfare programmes.
Historical researchers have engaged with these inquiries in a range of different roles â as members of inquiry secretariats, consultants, expert witnesses and, in at least one case, as the director of a national inquiry (Prof Pirjo Markkola in Finland).
This panel brings together speakers with a range of expertise across these different roles to explore what we can learn from a range of international examples about the relationship between historical research and child abuse enquiries.
Amongst the questions to be explored in this session are:
How important is historical knowledge for the setting of the remits and scope of inquiries?
What are the challenges and limitations of using different kinds of historical material in child avuse inquiries?
In what ways can inquiries succeed or fail as forms of public history in increasing public understanding of historic abuse?
Speakers:Professor Pirjo Markkola (Tampere University and former director of the Finnish national child abuse inquiry)
Professor Eoin OâSullivan (Trinity College Dublin; his work with Mary Raftery on the history of abuse in Irish industrial schools led to the setting up of the Ryan Commission)
Professor Johanna Sköld (Linköping University and former member of the secretariat for the Swedish Inquiry into Child Abuse and Neglect in Institutions and Foster Homes)
Professor Shurlee Swain (Australian Catholic University and contributor of historical research to numerous abuse inquiries in Australia)
Event organiser:
Gordon Lynch is Michael Ramsey Professor of Modern Theology at the University of Kent. He has undertaken a range of research and public history projects in relation to the history of UK child migration programmes, including a national museum exhibition at the V&A Museum of Childhood and the musical project, The Ballads of Child Migration. He has served as an expert witness for the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, and continues to serve in this capacity for the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry.
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9 September 2019 - 18:00 pm - 19:30 pm
Anatomy Museum, King's College London, 6th floor, King's Building, Strand, London WC2R 2LSOver the past twenty years, a growing number of countries have established national inquiries in relation to historic child abuse, encompassing investigations of abuse in residential institutions and foster-care, as well as abuse in the context of particular types of institution or specific child welfare programmes.
Historical researchers have engaged with these inquiries in a range of different roles â as members of inquiry secretariats, consultants, expert witnesses and, in at least one case, as the director of a national inquiry (Prof Pirjo Markkola in Finland).
This panel brings together speakers with a range of expertise across these different roles to explore what we can learn from a range of international examples about the relationship between historical research and child abuse enquiries.
Amongst the questions to be explored in this session are:
How important is historical knowledge for the setting of the remits and scope of inquiries?
What are the challenges and limitations of using different kinds of historical material in child avuse inquiries?
In what ways can inquiries succeed or fail as forms of public history in increasing public understanding of historic abuse?
Speakers:Professor Pirjo Markkola (Tampere University and former director of the Finnish national child abuse inquiry)
Professor Eoin OâSullivan (Trinity College Dublin; his work with Mary Raftery on the history of abuse in Irish industrial schools led to the setting up of the Ryan Commission)
Professor Johanna Sköld (Linköping University and former member of the secretariat for the Swedish Inquiry into Child Abuse and Neglect in Institutions and Foster Homes)
Professor Shurlee Swain (Australian Catholic University and contributor of historical research to numerous abuse inquiries in Australia)
Event organiser:
Gordon Lynch is Michael Ramsey Professor of Modern Theology at the University of Kent. He has undertaken a range of research and public history projects in relation to the history of UK child migration programmes, including a national museum exhibition at the V&A Museum of Childhood and the musical project, The Ballads of Child Migration. He has served as an expert witness for the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, and continues to serve in this capacity for the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry.
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Peter Ackers, co-editor, Alternatives to State-Socialism, Palgrave 2016.
In Place of Strife (1969): Trade Union legal rights & responsibilities revisited
27 April 2019 - 11:00 am - 16:00 pmModern Records Centre, Warwick University
50 years ago, the conflict between the Harold Wilson Labour Government & the trade unions over the Barbara Castle White Paper âIn Place of Strifeâ was one of the pivotal moments of post-war British Industrial Relations. It pitched voluntarist ideas of âfree collective bargainingâ against ideas of economic planning & public policy concerns about strikes, inflation and restrictive practices. The white paper followed the 1968 Donovan Report & preceded Heathâs Conservative 1971 Industrial Relations Act. In response to Peter Doreyâs new book on In Place of Strife, this seminar has two parts. In the morning there is a historical reassessment of the political episode. In the afternoon, we consider the implications for current Labour Party policy on trade unions, as the Manifesto promises to âroll out sectoral bargainingâ. The seminar is held at the Modern Records Centre, the largest UK trade union & industrial relations collection, which will be introduced to us.
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Joe Dromey, author, Power to the People: How stronger unions can deliver economic justice, IPPR 2018
In Place of Strife (1969): Trade Union legal rights & responsibilities revisited
27 April 2019 - 11:00 am - 16:00 pmModern Records Centre, Warwick University
50 years ago, the conflict between the Harold Wilson Labour Government & the trade unions over the Barbara Castle White Paper âIn Place of Strifeâ was one of the pivotal moments of post-war British Industrial Relations. It pitched voluntarist ideas of âfree collective bargainingâ against ideas of economic planning & public policy concerns about strikes, inflation and restrictive practices. The white paper followed the 1968 Donovan Report & preceded Heathâs Conservative 1971 Industrial Relations Act. In response to Peter Doreyâs new book on In Place of Strife, this seminar has two parts. In the morning there is a historical reassessment of the political episode. In the afternoon, we consider the implications for current Labour Party policy on trade unions, as the Manifesto promises to âroll out sectoral bargainingâ. The seminar is held at the Modern Records Centre, the largest UK trade union & industrial relations collection, which will be introduced to us.
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Roger Jeary
In Place of Strife (1969): Trade Union legal rights & responsibilities revisited
27 April 2019 - 11:00 am - 16:00 pmModern Records Centre, Warwick University
50 years ago, the conflict between the Harold Wilson Labour Government & the trade unions over the Barbara Castle White Paper âIn Place of Strifeâ was one of the pivotal moments of post-war British Industrial Relations. It pitched voluntarist ideas of âfree collective bargainingâ against ideas of economic planning & public policy concerns about strikes, inflation and restrictive practices. The white paper followed the 1968 Donovan Report & preceded Heathâs Conservative 1971 Industrial Relations Act. In response to Peter Doreyâs new book on In Place of Strife, this seminar has two parts. In the morning there is a historical reassessment of the political episode. In the afternoon, we consider the implications for current Labour Party policy on trade unions, as the Manifesto promises to âroll out sectoral bargainingâ. The seminar is held at the Modern Records Centre, the largest UK trade union & industrial relations collection, which will be introduced to us.
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David Lyddon, co- editor journal Historical Studies in Industrial Relations
In Place of Strife (1969): Trade Union legal rights & responsibilities revisited
27 April 2019 - 11:00 am - 16:00 pmModern Records Centre, Warwick University
50 years ago, the conflict between the Harold Wilson Labour Government & the trade unions over the Barbara Castle White Paper âIn Place of Strifeâ was one of the pivotal moments of post-war British Industrial Relations. It pitched voluntarist ideas of âfree collective bargainingâ against ideas of economic planning & public policy concerns about strikes, inflation and restrictive practices. The white paper followed the 1968 Donovan Report & preceded Heathâs Conservative 1971 Industrial Relations Act. In response to Peter Doreyâs new book on In Place of Strife, this seminar has two parts. In the morning there is a historical reassessment of the political episode. In the afternoon, we consider the implications for current Labour Party policy on trade unions, as the Manifesto promises to âroll out sectoral bargainingâ. The seminar is held at the Modern Records Centre, the largest UK trade union & industrial relations collection, which will be introduced to us.
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Peter Dorey, author Comrades in Conflict: Labour, the Trade Unions & In Place of Strife (1969), Manchester 2019
In Place of Strife (1969): Trade Union legal rights & responsibilities revisited
27 April 2019 - 11:00 am - 16:00 pmModern Records Centre, Warwick University
50 years ago, the conflict between the Harold Wilson Labour Government & the trade unions over the Barbara Castle White Paper âIn Place of Strifeâ was one of the pivotal moments of post-war British Industrial Relations. It pitched voluntarist ideas of âfree collective bargainingâ against ideas of economic planning & public policy concerns about strikes, inflation and restrictive practices. The white paper followed the 1968 Donovan Report & preceded Heathâs Conservative 1971 Industrial Relations Act. In response to Peter Doreyâs new book on In Place of Strife, this seminar has two parts. In the morning there is a historical reassessment of the political episode. In the afternoon, we consider the implications for current Labour Party policy on trade unions, as the Manifesto promises to âroll out sectoral bargainingâ. The seminar is held at the Modern Records Centre, the largest UK trade union & industrial relations collection, which will be introduced to us.
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Dr Andrew Blick (Kingâs College London and Director, History & Policy)
Professor Simon Szreter (Cambridge and Managing Editor, History & Policy) -
Dane Kennedy (National History Center): Brexit and the Legacies of Empire
Although Britain lost its empire some fifty years ago, this talk will argue that the legacies of its imperial past have helped shape the debate surrounding Brexit and Britainâs future. I intend to (1) note the historical forces that brought an end to Britainâs empire and led to its belated and ambivalent entry into the European Union, (2) point out how postcolonial demographics and politics within British society gave rise to sharply divergent interpretations of the nationâs imperial past, and (3) make the case that these interpretations have shaped arguments about Britainâs future, particularly for Brexitâs most vocal advocates, whose repeated evocations of the imperial past have served as proxies for their vision of a âglobal Britainâ.
Dane Kennedy is Director of the National History Center of the American Historical Association and the Elmer Louis Kayser Professor of History and International Affairs at George Washington University. He is a historian of the British imperial world whose publications include The Imperial History Wars: Debating the British Empire (Bloomsbury, 2018), Decolonization: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford UP, 2016), The Last Blank Spaces: Exploring Africa and Australia (Harvard UP, 2013), and The Highly Civilized Man: Richard Burton and the Victorian World (Harvard UP, 2005). As the NHCâs director, he oversees a congressional briefing program and other initiatives designed to bring historical perspectives to policy issues.
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David Lowe (Australian Policy and History): Trump tumult and the Australian-American alliance in historical perspective
The Trump phenomenon has caused many governments to think hard about the nature of their relationships with the United States. In the case of Australia, amidst the shock and confusion, it may even trigger the sort of questioning of the ANZUS Security Pact (1951) that historians have thus far been unable to stir. To date, ANZUS and the oft-recalled memory of 1 million American soldiers passing through Australia in the Second World War, have constituted mnemonic foundation stones for thinking about the intertwining of American and Australian security. But just as the numbers of US war veterans have rapidly dwindled, so too does ANZUS suddenly look fragile.
While it would be rash to say recent events have opened up a new space for historians in public conversation â such has been the continuing bipartisanship on the virtues of the American alliance â they have invited greater reflection. I suggest that historical perspective has much to offer at this time. Through analysis of Australian foreign policy-making and Australian-US relations at different times since the creation of ANZUS, I venture that, far from a stable âinsurance policyâ, the security pact has often shifted ground for Australian leaders. This has produced both anxiety and opportunity. The imprecision in the Australian-US security relationship has encouraged Prime Ministers to narrate its importance in ways that strengthened their leadership. The arrival of Trump might break an executive hold on the story, and enable a healthier sense of historical perspective that informs policy thinking about next steps in the relationship.
David Lowe is Chair in Contemporary History at Deakin University and co-founder of the Australian Policy and History Network. He has published widely on Australia in world affairs and modern international history, including the recent book with Carola Lentz, Remembering Independence (Routledge, 2018) and the edited book The Unfinished Atomic Bomb: Shadows and Reflections (Rowman and Littlefield, 2018) with Cassandra Atherton and Alyson Miller. He is currently working on three projects: histories of Australian overseas diplomatic posts; a history of Australiaâs foreign aid program; and an international history of the Colombo Plan for aid to South and Southeast Asia. -
Klaus Neumann (Deakin University, Melbourne): Forced migration, policy making, and the uses and abuses of history
Drawing on examples from Germany and Australia, I reflect on the role of historicized and remembered pasts in the recent so-called refugee crisis. I am particularly interested in why and how the events of 2012-2013 (in Australia) and 2015-2016 (in Europe) were interpreted as an unprecedented crisis, and how particular readings and memories of the past facilitated or hampered responses to that âcrisisâ.
Klaus Neumann works for the Hamburg Foundation for the Advancement of Research and Culture on a project about local public and policy responses to refugees in Germany. He is also an honorary professor at Deakin University (Melbourne) and an adjunct research fellow at the Hannah Arendt Institute (Dresden). He has written numerous articles and books (most recently, the award-winning Across the Seas: Australiaâs Response to Refugees, 2015), and contributes regularly to Inside Story and other non-academic fora.
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Jennifer Crane (Warwick): âThe NHS ⊠should not be condemned to the history booksâ: The Place of Activism in History & Policy.
In a public event in South Wales in June 2017, one participant stated that the NHS must not be âcondemned to the history booksâ alone. This critical comment raises a series of questions about the relationships between history, policy, and activism, and also about the roles of public history in celebrating, criticising, or condemning public institutions. Drawing on research and engagement work, this paper argues that, throughout the post-war period, activist work has prefigured, reshaped, and represented broader cultural shifts in attitudes to the NHS, particularly through media and, newly, social media networks. Given this, therefore, analysis of activism provides a key mechanism, for historians and policy-makers alike, to understand schisms in public opinion over time, and to analyse how voluntary organisations mediate between public and political thinking.
Jennifer Crane is a Public Engagement Research Fellow at the University of Warwick, working on a Wellcome Trust-funded project, âThe Cultural History of the NHSâ. This involves substantial work with Museums, hospitals, campaign groups, and media, particularly around the recent 70th Anniversary of the NHS. She has broader research interests in health, activism, policy, and childhood. Her first book was published this year, entitled Child Protection in England, 1960-2000: Expertise, Experience, and Emotion.
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Sally Sheard (Liverpool): Learning from history: NHS plans
For the first 26 years, the NHS was left to run without major reform or reorganisation. Although planning emerged as a concern in the 1960s, linked to desires to increase effectiveness and efficiency, it wasn't until the 1980s, and the introduction of general management, that there was the political will or technical capacity to construct detailed, long-term plans. This paper considers the introduction of NHS plans as key political 'sticks' (rather than 'carrots') to improve performance, and discusses the impact of the increasing tension between planning and the service's ability to meet targets, such as waiting times and 'quality' of care.
Sally Sheard is the Andrew Geddes and John Rankin Professor of Modern History at the University of Liverpool, with a primary research interest in the interface between expert advisers and policymakers. She currently leads a five-year Wellcome Trust funded project; The Governance of Health: Medical, Economic and Managerial Expertise in Britain since 1948. Her latest book is The Passionate Economist: how Brian Abel-Smith shaped global health and social welfare (Policy Press, 2013). She has also written on the history of hospitals, the finance of British medicine and the development of the NHS. Sally has extensive experience of using history in public and policy engagement and has worked with local health authorities and government organisations. She also has written for and presented television and radio programmes, including the 2018 BBC Radio 4 series National Health Stories.
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Roberta Bivins (Warwick): 'Stop reinventing the Wheel: Prompting critical reflection on medical responses to migration'
Today, migration is framed as a crisis, and often one of unprecedented scale, complexity and diversity. Yet from a historian's perspective, neither this language nor the phenomena described by it are novel. Globally, the second half of the twentieth century was characterised by mass movements of population. Moreover, medical practices and ideas about 'good' citizenship and 'good' behaviour have been integral to state management of both migrant populations and the ethnic communities that emerged as migrants became citizens and stakeholders.
In theory, then, national and international organisations should be able to mobilise fifty years of clinical and public health experience with migrant and ethnic populations. Yet this valuable resource is rarely tapped, or even recognised, by those newly charged with each successive 'crisis'. The outcomes -- positive or negative -- of previous interventions are lost to those who accidentally repeat them. I have found that historical case studies showcasing past experience as a resource for present decision-makers are valued as direct and translatable evidence by workers in the field.
Roberta Bivins is a historian of medicine at the University of Warwick. Her first two books examined the cross-cultural transmission of medical expertise, particularly in relation to global and alternative medicine (Acupuncture, Expertise and Cross-Cultural Medicine, 2000 and Alternative Medicine? A History, 2007). Since 2004, funded by the Wellcome Trust, she has studied the impacts of immigration and ethnicity on post-war British health, medical research and practice. In 2015, she published findings from this work as a book, Contagious Communities: Medicine, Migration and the NHS in Post War Britain. With Mathew Thomson, she is now exploring the culture and effects of Britainâs National Health Service in the UK and internationally since 1948.
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Roberta Bivins (Warwick): 'Stop reinventing the Wheel: Prompting critical reflection on medical responses to migration'
Today, migration is framed as a crisis, and often one of unprecedented scale, complexity and diversity. Yet from a historian's perspective, neither this language nor the phenomena described by it are novel. Globally, the second half of the twentieth century was characterised by mass movements of population. Moreover, medical practices and ideas about 'good' citizenship and 'good' behaviour have been integral to state management of both migrant populations and the ethnic communities that emerged as migrants became citizens and stakeholders.
In theory, then, national and international organisations should be able to mobilise fifty years of clinical and public health experience with migrant and ethnic populations. Yet this valuable resource is rarely tapped, or even recognised, by those newly charged with each successive 'crisis'. The outcomes -- positive or negative -- of previous interventions are lost to those who accidentally repeat them. I have found that historical case studies showcasing past experience as a resource for present decision-makers are valued as direct and translatable evidence by workers in the field.
Roberta Bivins is a historian of medicine at the University of Warwick. Her first two books examined the cross-cultural transmission of medical expertise, particularly in relation to global and alternative medicine (Acupuncture, Expertise and Cross-Cultural Medicine, 2000 and Alternative Medicine? A History, 2007). Since 2004, funded by the Wellcome Trust, she has studied the impacts of immigration and ethnicity on post-war British health, medical research and practice. In 2015, she published findings from this work as a book, Contagious Communities: Medicine, Migration and the NHS in Post War Britain. With Mathew Thomson, she is now exploring the culture and effects of Britainâs National Health Service in the UK and internationally since 1948.
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