The spiritual is political: Blurring boundaries and challenging assumptions in religion and development

December 21, 2015 0

by Erin Wilson and Brenda Bartelink

Photo credit: Nikki Haze

Researchers at the CRCPD recently concluded a one-year NWO-funded pilot project exploring the entanglement of personal religious and spiritual transformation with […]

Track Changes: Who Says What? Contestations on New HIV Drug Trials in Africa

April 27, 2015 0

In our ongoing series, “Track Changes,” we link to online content that we have found to be problematic in its assumptions, framing, or language and provide a question or thought(s) […]

The Pretence of Neutrality: Religion and the Implementation of Programmes on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

March 24, 2015 0

by Brenda Bartelink

In the past decade sexuality has become a centre of contestation and cultural encounter between African and “Western” actors in African societies. Initially tied to contestations over the […]

Microbicides: Another “Silver Bullet” Needs Ongoing Socio-Cultural Analysis

January 3, 2011 1

Part I: Microbicide: a magic bullet in HIV prevention strategies for women?

By Veronica Noseda, Social sciences project officer, Sidaction, Paris

Every international Aids Conference needs a big announcement to go down […]