Jaswant Guzder

The book shows how trained transcultural mediators help to redress the power imbalance between doctors and the migrants they treat, providing patients with advocates who respect the authority of their experiences. Its groundbreaking insights can be applied to any medical situation where doctors and patients find themselves speaking different languages. 

Global Child highlights the unique features of participatory, arts-based, and socio-ecological approaches to studying war-affected children and families, demonstrating the collective strength as well as the limitations and the ethical implications of such research. Building on work across the Global South and the Global North, this book aims to deepen an understanding of this tri-pillared approach, and the potential for this methodology to contribute to improved practices in working with war-affected children and their families.