Pitchforks and Arcadia: overcoming fear with a new vision Seán O’Conlaín and Caroline Whyte speak with Mark Garavan, a lecturer in social care at the Galway Mayo Institute of Technology. Mark has a doctorate in the sociology of environmental activism and is the author of the book Compassionate Activism, and he is also a Feasta Director. Topics covered…
DetailsDuring 2020 David Somekh on behalf of EHFF chaired the Working Group on the Wellbeing Economy as part of the All Policies for a Healthy Europe (AP4HE) consortium. The policy paper which resulted has just been published and can be accessed here:2021_Economy_Policy Paper. Final (1) David will continue to chair the working group during 2021…
DetailsContinuing the series “Bridging the gaps podcast” we interview Argentinian economist and Wellbeing Economy Alliance member Mariana Mirabile, who has a PhD in development economics and is a partner of Systems Innovation, on the reasons behind her shift in orientation away from a neoclassical approach to economics and towards ecological economics, and the potential for using narratives…
DetailsBiodiversity and health is a topic which very much resonates with the interest both FEASTA and EHFF currently have in the concept of the WellBeing Economy, which links the economy with health, the environment, education and social cohesion in a logical and constructive way. FEASTA and EHFF · Defending nature, supporting health
DetailsEditorial By Dr David Somekh It’s difficult to say anything original about how extraordinary 2020 has been to live through. It remains to be seen what lessons we will learn from the experience of the pandemic and its impact on everyday life, not just on the health of individuals and society in general. There’s a…
DetailsInterview with Gerald Midgley by Dr David Somekh DS: Gerald, pleased to be speaking to you again. Can you tell us what’s going on in your current work that you find especially exciting? GM: I think the really interesting thing right now is where we are in terms of the sudden realization that systems thinking…
DetailsThe latest Feasta / EHFF podcast with Caroline Whyte and David Somekh. This podcast features interviews with three young people in different circumstances, Jonathan working in health policy for a large commercial company in Brussels, Tommy, a graduate currently unemployed in Dublin and Amber, an A level student in Cornwall. They talk about how they’ve…
DetailsEditorial A word from our director Dr David Somekh It’s seven and a half years since we formally set up EHFF although it had been in waiting for three years before that. Although we had an agreed mission, to support transformational change in society, beginning with health but looking at health in a holistic way,…
DetailsThe Present Health systems in Europe are built on strong pillars such as universal health coverage and access to care and especially following the onset of the pandemic, there is an increasing recognition of the value of systems integration on an international level (despite the potential barrier of subsidiarity applied to health). Current features…
DetailsLois described the project that she and two colleagues ( Dr Ruth Collins-Nakai and Dr Axel Meisen ) are currently undertaking to think about the future of Canada following the Covid 19 pandemic. They have been meeting weekly since early June, undertaking a Foresight exercise, something Lois and her colleagues have considerable experience with. Their…
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