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1 January 2010
Published by: Zed Books
This chapter examines the relationship between citizens mobilizing for their rights to water in South Africa and India and the ways in...
1 January 2010
Published by: Zed Books
Debates over social movements have suffered from a predominate focus on North America and western Europe, often neglecting the significance of collective action in the global South. Citizenship and Social Movements seeks to partially redress this imbalance with case studies from Brazil, India, Bangladesh, Mexico, South Africa and Nigeria.
1 January 2010
Published by: Zed Books
Globalization has given rise to new meanings of citizenship. Just as they are tied together by global production, trade and finance,...
1 January 2010
Published by: Earthscan
Recent disease events such as SARS, H1N1 and avian influenza, and haemorrhagic fevers have focussed policy and public concern as never before on epidemics and so-called 'emerging infectious diseases'. Understanding and responding to these often unpredictable events have become major challenges for local, national and international bodies.
1 January 2010
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
The 1990s have seen increased interest on the part of Western governments in funding civil society in Africa in an attempt to promote...
1 December 2009
Published by: Centre for Social Science Research
Disclosure position the HIV-positive individual at the juncture of stigma and support. This paper explores some of the factors that prompt HIV-positive individuals to disclose to members of their household through a close appraisal of disclosure as a consequence and catalyst of stigma and support for people living with HIV.
1 August 2009
Published by: Centre for Social Science Research
The unprecedented and collaborative development of the 2007 – 2011 HIV & AIDS and STI National Strategic Plan (NSP) reflects government and civil society’s joint commitment to enhancing the lives of South Africans in the face of the country’s HIV epidemic.
1 June 2009
Published by: Institute for Poverty
‘Viability’ is a key term in debates about land reform in southern African and beyond, and is used in relation to both individual...
1 June 2009
Published by: Centre for Social Science Research
Gender and sex lie at the heart of South Africa’s generalised and heterosexual epidemic. The stark feminisation of HIV in South Africa telescopes research, policy and interventions on to the socio-economic inequalities that make women particularly vulnerable to the impact of HIV and AIDS. There is a corresponding risk of reducing the complex and relational nature of gender down to a binary that positions women as victims and men as perpetrators.
1 June 2009
Published by: Cambridge University Press
This book chapter draws lessons from case studies on local level adaptation in South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda. It argues that there are common constraints to accessing adaptation strategies among a wide range of livelihood contexts that include economies with arable farming, livestock, fisheries, forestry, and urban linkages.