Vicenç Navarro facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Vicenç Navarro
Vicente Navarro photographed in 2008
Born	1937 (age 87–88)
Nationality	Spanish
Education	Johns Hopkins University (PhD)
Known for	Political scientist and sociologist

Vicenç Navarro (born in 1937 in Gironella, Spain) is a Spanish expert. He studies how societies work and how governments make decisions. He is known as a sociologist and a political scientist.

For more than 30 years, he was a professor at Johns Hopkins University in the United States. He taught about health and public policy. He is also a special professor at Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, Spain. There, he teaches political and social science. He helps lead a center in Barcelona that studies public policy. This center is supported by both universities.

Education and Learning

Vicenç Navarro studied at many different universities. These included the University of Barcelona and the London School of Economics. He also studied at University of Oxford and University of Edinburgh. He earned a special degree in public health from Johns Hopkins University. Later, he received honorary degrees in Economics from two Spanish universities. These were the University of Lleida and the University of Málaga.

His Career and Work

Besides teaching, Vicenç Navarro has helped many governments. He has given advice to leaders around the world. He worked with big global groups like the United Nations. He also advised the World Health Organization. He even helped the President of the European Parliament. In 1984, he advised Jesse Jackson during his presidential campaign. He helped with health policy ideas.

Books and Writings

Vicenç Navarro has written 24 books. These books have been translated into many languages. Some of his recent books include:

• The Social Underdevelopment of Spain: Causes and Consequences
• There Are Alternatives: Proposals to Create Employment and Social Wellbeing in Spain (written with Juan Torres and Alberto Garzón)
• Neoliberalism, Globalization and Inequalities
• Attack on Democracy and Wellbeing: A Critique of the Dominant Economic Thinking

He also writes regularly for the Spanish newspaper Público. He contributes to the website Rebelion.org as well.

Awards and Recognition

Vicenç Navarro won an important award for his book. It was called Insufficient Wellbeing, Incomplete Democracy. On That Which is not Spoken About in our Country. This award is similar to the Pulitzer Prize in Spain. In 2014, he received the Stebbins Medal from Johns Hopkins University. Experts at the University of Pennsylvania say he is one of the most quoted Hispanic scientists. This means his work is often mentioned by other scientists in the social sciences.

Main Books

• Dangerous to your health. Capitalism in health care (1993)
• The politics of Health Policy. The US reforms, 1980-1994 (1994)
• Neoliberalismo y Estado del Bienestar (2000)
• Globalización Económica, Poder Político y Estado del Bienestar (2000)
• Bienestar Insuficiente, Democracia Incompleta. De lo que no se habla en nuestro país (2002)
• The Political Economy of Social Inequalities. Consequences for Health and Quality of Life (2002)
• El estado de Bienestar en España (2003)
• L'estat del Benestar a Catalunya (2003)
• Political and Economic Determinants of Population Health and Well-Being (with C. Muntaner) (2004)
• The Political and Social Context of Health (2004)
• El subdesarrollo social de España: causas y consecuencias (2006)
• Hay alternativas (with Juan Torres López and Alberto Garzón)
• Lo que España necesita. Una réplica con propuestas alternativas a la política de recortes del PP. (with Juan Torres and Alberto Garzón) (2012)
• Los amos del mundo. Las armas del terrorismo financiero. (with Juan Torres López) (2012)
• Lo que debes saber para que no te roben la pensión. (with Juan Torres López) (2013)
• The financial and economic crises and their impact on health and social well-being. (2014)
• Ataque a la democracia y al bienestar. Crítica al pensamiento económico dominante. (2015)

See also

In Spanish: Vicenç Navarro para niños