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6. An Intersectionality-Based Policy Analysis Framework: Critical Reflections on a Methodology for Advancing Equity

Authors : Olena Hankivsky, Daniel Grace, Gemma Hunting, Melissa Giesbrecht, Alycia Fridkin, Sarah Rudrum, Olivier Ferlatte, Natalie Clark

Published in: The Palgrave Handbook of Intersectionality in Public Policy

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

In the field of health, numerous frameworks have emerged that advance understandings of the differential impacts of health policies to produce inclusive and socially just health outcomes. This chapter presents the development of an important contribution to these efforts—an Intersectionality-Based Policy Analysis (IBPA) Framework that provides guidance and direction for researchers, civil society, public health professionals and policy actors seeking to address the challenges of health inequities across diverse populations. Importantly, this chapter presents the application of the IBPA Framework in seven priority health-related policy case studies. The aim of this chapter is to inspire a range of policy actors to recognize the potential of IBPA to foreground the complex contexts of health and social problems, and ultimately to transform how policy analysis is undertaken.

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Title: An Intersectionality-Based Policy Analysis Framework: Critical Reflections on a Methodology for Advancing Equity
Authors: Olena Hankivsky
Daniel Grace
Gemma Hunting
Melissa Giesbrecht
Alycia Fridkin
Sarah Rudrum
Olivier Ferlatte
Natalie Clark
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: The Palgrave Handbook of Intersectionality in Public Policy
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-98472-8

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-98473-5

Copyright Year: 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98473-5_6