Joseph Harris
@JosephHarrisBU
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Associate Professor of #Sociology @BU_Tweets #research on #politics of #UHC & infectious disease response / runs #GlobalHealth Politics Workshop @BUPardeeCenter
Boston, MA
Joined December 2016
Honored to learn my book Achieving Access is being used to teach executives in Thailand’s Ministry of Health about comparative health systems! @BU_CISS @BUsociologydept @BUPardeeCenter @BostonUResearch @BU_Tweets @BUSPH @BUSPH_HLPM @cornellpress
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At a time when the world's wealthiest nations struggle to make health care and medicine available to everyone, why do resource-constrained countries make costly commitments to universal health...
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Tomorrow, join us for "Collapse and Resiliency: The Inside Story of Liberia's Unprecedented Ebola Response," the @BUPardeeCenter's final politics of global health workshop of this semester. Tune in on Zoom or join at 67 Bay State Rd from 4-5:30pm ET. https://t.co/pmGTuf0K0F
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@NewYorker To hear more from the person who developed these estimates and policymakers deeply knowledgeable on the impact of the cuts, listen to our conversation on the #GlobalHealth Politics Podcast
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If you're a criminologist on the job market, consider coming to work with me! https://t.co/qEKNGf2ohY
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The Department of Sociology and Criminology at the University of North Carolina Wilmington invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Criminology position to begin August 2026.The...
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If you're in the D.C.-area and interested in uncertain future of foreign aid, I'm giving a book launch lecture at American University on November 12th! https://t.co/kJnPoni4qk
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Join us at AU for a conversation of Mary-Collier Wilks's "Reimagining Aid: Foreign Donors, Women's Health,and New Paths for Development".
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TOMORROW! Join CEID & @museumofscience on 10/30 at 4:30pm for a symposium on climate change & its impact on infectious diseases. The event will include opening remarks from @SenMarkey, expert panelists, & keynote by @WWF President @AdilNajam. https://t.co/7kRC5lB5Kc
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Check out the new @GHPPodcast conversation with #UIC Prof Claire Decoteau on her @UChicagoPress book #Emergency. #COVID #pandemic #globalhealth #socaf #sociology #ASA @ASAnews @isanet @CUGHnews @HealthSystems @CGDev @WHO @COVID19Tracking @PublicHealth
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Check out the #GlobalHealth #Politics Podcast for conversations with scholars, activists, policymakers & thinkers! https://t.co/xh8tSMKMxs
@WHO @UNAIDS @Collective_hlth @BUCEID @BUSPH @GHPPodcast @MSF_USA @PIH @ASAnews @isanet @APSAtweets @AmericanAnthro @Oxfam @BUPardeeSchool
globalhealthpoliticspodcast.buzzsprout.com
Hosted by Joseph Harris, the Global Health Politics podcast features intimate, one-of-a-kind conversations with leading scholars, practitioners, policymakers, and activists working on critical issues...
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Two Nobel laureate economists leaving MIT for Switzerland.
I am delighted to share that Nobel laureates Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee will join our Department of Economics @econ_uzh at the University of Zurich on July 1, 2026, as Lemann Foundation Professors of Economics. 🧵 1/7
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Climate change is real, with devastating consequences for older adults. Policy makers need to listen to older adults and heed their concerns. @LiatAyalon @karlpillemer @am_prina @PZaninotto @geronsociety @ASA_SALC @BU_Tweets @BU_CISS
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Democrats are fighting to preserve an Obamacare tax credit. Without it, a 55-year-old couple making $85K would see their premiums more than triple to $24,535.
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Check out the new @GHPPodcast conversation with #UIC Prof Claire Decoteau on her new @UChicagoPress book Emergency. #COVID #pandemic #globalhealth #socaf #sociology #ASA @BUCEID @BUPardeeSchool @BUPardeeCenter @BUSPH @dadakim @victorroy
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Join us on Friday!
📅Friday, 3 October 2025 ⏰5:00 PM MYT | 09:00 AM UTC Join UNU-IIGH and the Collective for the Political Determinants of Health (@Collective_hlth) for a webinar on the forces shaping philanthropic practice today. We’ll unpack key insights from our new research paper,
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President Trump slaps 25-100% tariffs on imported drugs starting Oct 1, targeting branded meds to boost US manufacturing. Exceptions for firms building factories here—but experts warn of rising drug prices for Americans amid supply crunches.
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The president said his tariffs would range from 25 to 100 percent and go into effect next week.
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Join our upcoming event on 3rd October!
UNU-IIGH Webinar | "𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵, 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗽𝘆” 📅 Date: Friday, 3 October 2025 ⏰ Time: 5:00 PM MYT | 09:00 AM UTC In collaboration with the Centre for Global Sustainability of the University
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NEW: Every living former Fed chair (Greenspan, Bernanke, Yellen) ... have joined several former Treasury secretaries (Rubin, Summers, Paulson, Geithner, Lew) ... and CEA chairs (Hubbard, Mankiw, Romer, Furman, Rouse, Bernstein) who served presidents of both parties ... in an
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Public pharma event Thurs Sep 25, 5:30! IRL at @nyulaw & on zoom! Terrific lineup of speakers, inc. patient advocates Max Goldberg & Emerald Anastasia, Sarah Lamour & Humphrey Shen of the Science, Health & Information Clinic, + fmr NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Dave Chokshi!
Excited to announce an upcoming event w the Engelberg Center—my first back at @nyulaw! "Fixing a Broken System: The Path to Public Pharma in New York" 5:30-7 pm Thur Sep. 25, 2025 @ NYU Co-hosted w @t1international & @RacePowerPolicy! Zoom & IRL, free & open to all! Join us!
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"It goes against what's recommended by every top medical organization including @AmerMedicalAssn, the @AmerAcadPeds, & @BUCEID," @CNN's @jaketapper tells FL Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo about the state's push to remove vaccine all requirements. https://t.co/HRR4TQB2Tk
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CNN’s Jake Tapper challenged Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo over his push to remove vaccine requirements for public school students, questioning why no data analysis or projections were...
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The MIT Center for International Studies (CIS) is searching for two Postdoctoral Associates for the 2026–27 academic year. If you are working on policy-relevant scholarship, please apply! To learn more, visit: https://t.co/p1GFJeAUCr
@MIT_CIS @MITPoliSci
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Beyond the outbreaks that will result, the terrible missteps of this admin on vax policy will have the longer term consequence of producing 50 different state vaccine policies Concerned about federal vaccine policies, states are crafting their own - NPR
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As federal health agencies change their approach to vaccine policy leaving access for COVID shots uncertain, some states are taking things into their own hands.
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Meet the @BUPardeeCenter #GlobalHealth #Politics Fellows! https://t.co/osQxOCclug
@dadakim @BUPardeeSchool @summermarion @GowriV @s_keshavjee @luciavitale_
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