We are hosting a one-day in-person workshop on the Commercial Determinants of Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (15 April 2026). We welcome cross-disciplinary scholars and policymakers at all career levels. However, all papers must be rooted in some degree of historical analysis (broadly defined). We invite case studies from all countries and industries.
Smoking remains a pressing public health issue in Britain, with the NHS estimating that there were 74,600 deaths attributable to smoking in England in 2019 and the Scottish Public Health Observatory recording that there were…
In contrast to tobacco, the genesis of alcohol sponsorship in British sport stemmed from market forces rather than legislative necessity. Against a backdrop of extensive corporate mergers, which saw the top seven brewers’ control over…
Unlike the tobacco and alcohol industry, the sports sponsorship by gambling companies only gained major visibility and public attention in the 2010s, as mass sponsorship of football and rugby teams became apparent. Following almost two…