Sophie Harman

I am a Reader in International Politics at Queen Mary University of London, where I conduct research and teach in the areas of Global Health Politics, global governance, and the politics of East Africa.

I have published six books on these topics - Global Health Governance, the World Bank and HIV/AIDS, Global Politics of Health Reform in Africa, African Agency and International Politics, Governing the World? and Governance of HIV/AIDS and a range of academic articles in journals such as Political Studies, Third World Quarterly, and Global Governance.

I have contributed opinion pieces on Ebola and HIV/AIDS to The Guardian, The Independent, The Conversation, The Lancet and Open Democracy.

I am currently producing a feature film 'PILI' based in Tanzania that uses real people and locations rather than actors to tell the story of a woman seeking a better life as she navigates the barriers and hurdles of her HIV status. Pili has one opportunity to change her life but is limited by her own health and self-stigma, a bureaucratic state, and poverty. A story of friendship, determination, self discovery, and the compromises of getting what you want. For more information please visit www.notanotheraidsfilm.com