Deborah Johnston (SOAS).

In her presentation at the Food and Nutrition in Development Summer School, Deborah Johnston explored the definitions and literature around famine. She discusses the causes of famine and how famines can be predicted and prevented.

Dr Deborah Johnston is Pro Director Learning & Teaching at SOAS University of London and Reader at the Department of Economics.

The Food and Nutrition in Development Summer School at SOAS University of London is designed for students, academics and practitioners interested in gaining knowledge on food, nutrition and health in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). The course will cover three areas: global food, nutrition and health-related challenges facing low and middle-income countries; key aspects of changing food systems and the politics of food; responses to hunger, malnutrition and poor health.

The course will offer theoretical aspects combined with case studies and methods to start approaching complex aspects of food systems, malnutrition, and heath in LMICs. It is aimed at providing knowledge on fundamental debates in these areas of study and policy making and, crucially, at stimulating critical thinking on these issues. The contents draw on a range of disciplinary perspectives, such as political economy, nutritional science, and anthropology.

The course does not require students to have prior qualifications in economics. The summer school includes lectures followed by tutorials, interactive activities and talks from experts in relevant fields.

Speaker(s): Dr Deborah Johnston (SOAS).

Event Date:

01 August 2017

Released by:

SOAS Economics Podcast

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