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The Griqua Conundrum: Political and Socio-Cultural Identity in the Northern Cape, South Africa

Published by: Peter Lang

This book offers a reconceptualisation of indigenous people and their political involvement. It demonstrates the deep intertwining of constructions of indigenousness and identity with national, social and political histories and argues that differences and fractures within the indigenous movement - between leaders, spokespeople and ordinary men and women - shape the nature of indigenous politics both nationally and internationally.

Civil Society, Democratization and Foreign Aid: Civic Engagement and Public Policy in South Africa and Uganda

From the Physical Self to the Social Body: Expression and Effect of HIV-Related Stigma in South Africa

This paper discusses some of the forms and consequences of HIV-related stigma in a community living in KTC, an informal settlement in South Africa, drawing on ethnographic research findings.

Sexuality Matters

Published by: IDS

This IDS Bulletin addresses a theme that mainstream development has persistently neglected: sexuality. Over the last decade, development policymakers and practitioners have come to endorse a multi-dimensional approach to poverty, and growing attention has been placed on achieving greater freedom, wellbeing and human rights for all.

Challenging Orthodoxies, Influencing Debates

Published by: IDS

What makes a classic IDS Bulletin article? Wandering through almost 40 years and 140 issues of the IDS Bulletin, some common features can be discerned. The most memorable IDS Bulletin articles challenge orthodoxy and present alternative perspectives on development issues.

Budget Analysis and Policy Advocacy: The Role of Non-Governmental Public Action

Published by: IDS

This paper examines the impact and significance of independent budget analysis and advocacy initiatives that are designed to improve budget transparency and the poverty focus of government expenditure priorities. It draws on case study research of six budget groups in Brazil, Croatia, India, Mexico, South Africa, and Uganda, which include non-governmental organisations, research institutions and social movements.

Community, Family and Intimate Relationships: An Exploration of Domestic Violence in Griquatown, South Africa

This paper explores domestic violence in the rural location of Griquatown, South Africa. Although academics have long recognised that...

Do Human Rights Make a Difference to Poor and Vulnerable People? Accountability for the Right to Water in South Africa

Published by: Zed Books

To what extent is accountability key to realising rights? In struggles over access to water, conflicts between market- and rights-based...