Andrzej Mark Alaszewski FRSA (; 25 April 1949 – 15 March 2026) was a British academic who was Emeritus Professor of Health Studies at the University of Kent from 2010 until his death in 2026.
Life and career Andrzej Mark Alaszewski was born in Lewisham, London on 25 April 1949, to Mieczysław Ałaszewski and Danuta Ałaszewski (nee Piotrowicz), refugees from Nazi and Soviet invaded Poland. He completed his undergraduate (BA in Social Anthropology, 1972) and postgraduate studies (PhD in Social and Political Sciences 1981) at the University of Cambridge.
Alaszewski specialised in the study of health, risk and society and was the founding editor of the journal Health, Risk & Society.
Alaszewski died at William Harvey Hospital in Ashford, Kent, on 15 March 2026, at the age of 76.
Bibliography Stuart Haywood and Andy Alaszewski (1980) Crisis in the Health Service: The Politics of Management Croom Helm Sam Ayer and Andy Alaszewski (1984) Community Care and the Mentally Handicapped: Services for Mothers and their Mentally Handicapped Children Croom Helm Andy Alaszewski (1985) Institutional Care and the Mentally Handicapped: The Mental Handicap Hospital Routledge and Kegan Paul Andy Alaszewski, Larry Harrison and Jill Manthorpe (eds.) (1988) Risk, Health and Welfare: Policies, Strategies and Practice Open University Press Andy Alaszewski and Bie Nio Ong (eds.) (1990) Normalisation in Practice: Residential Care for Children with a Profound Mental Handicap Routledge Katarzyna Tymowska, Andy Alaszewski and Vanessa Malin (eds.) (1996) System Umow w Opiec Zdrowotnej w Anglii i w Polsce Centrum Edukacji i Rozwoju Biznesu Andy Alaszewski and Tom Horlick-Jones (2002) Risk and Health: Review of Current Research and Identification of Areas for Further Research CHSS Andy Alaszewski (2002) Risk and Health: Review of Current Research and Identification of Areas for Further Research CHSS Andy Alaszewski and Patrick Brown (2012) Making Health Policy: A Critical Introduction Polity Press Andy Alaszewski (2021) COVID-19 and Risk: Policy Making in a Global Pandemic. Rapid Response Polity Press Andy Alaszewski (2021) Managing Risk during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Global Policies, Narratives and Practices Polity Press
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