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Global Health Is About Power: Seye Abimbola on Knowledge, Voice & Who Gets Heard
Global health isn’t just technical, it’s political. In this episode of The Scholars Table, we sit with Seye Abimbola to unpack how knowledge, power, and voice shape what gets funded, published, and implemented in global health.
We discuss:
How power determines whose knowledge is seen as legitimate
Representation vs real shifts in power
What early-career researchers misunderstand about publishing & peer review
How peer review can be rigorous AND just
How to stay critical in global health without becoming cynical
Graduate study & academic opportunities in Australia (University of Sydney context)
The skinny
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