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1 November 2007
Understanding Participation Through Science and Technology
Published by: IDS
Science and technology need society. But does society need science and technology? This is one of the questions posed in this issue of the IDS Bulletin, which brings together insights from Science and Technology Studies (STS) and Development Studies (DS).
1 September 2007
When Social Movements Bypass the Poor: Asbestos Pollution, International Litigation and Griqua Cultural Identity
This article examines citizen mobilisation and activism in relation to asbestos disease and litigation.
30 July 2007
I’ve Got the Dust as Well’: Asbestos Disease, Litigation and Laggers
Published by: IDS
Asbestos diseases are closely associated with cancer and death. They are therefore widely recognised for their insidious, fearsome and tainted nature. Through an examination of stress associated with disease, the paper explores the medical and legal framings of asbestos disease in the UK and complements them with an investigation of laggers?
Review of UN Country Teams Engagement
The purpose of this review is to assess how effective the involvement of United Nations agencies, collectively and individually, has been in the Poverty Reduction Strategy processes.
1 January 2007
Health in a Dynamic World
Published by: STEPS Centre
This paper argues that we are approaching a major turning point in the organisation of national and global health systems.
1 January 2007
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.
1 June 2006
Understanding Policy Processes: A Review of IDS Research on the Environment
Published by: IDS
For over a decade, researchers in the IDS Environment Group have been engaging with a growing body of work on policy processes which encompasses among other things: the relationship between science, expertise and policy, political interests, public participation and network theory.
1 January 2006
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...
1 January 2005
When Social Movements Bypass the Poor: Asbestos Pollution, International Litigation and Griqua Cultural Identity
Published by: IDS
This paper examines citizen mobilisation and activism in relation to asbestos disease and litigation.