Critical and Conventional Perspectives on Global Health Archives

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 […]

Sustainable Development Goals: So What?

October 2, 2015 0

posted by Bangirana Albert

Amidst the backdrop of a souring refugee crisis in Europe and a stronger calls for reform to UN structures and strategies, the just-concluded 2015 UN Sustainable Development […]

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 […]

In the News: Ebola, Western Interventions, and Local Agency

November 17, 2014 0

posted by Bangirana Albert Billy

Yet another unique and analytical contribution to the vexing Ebola crisis question. Gregg Gonsalves in “Why rushing off to fight Ebola in West Africa isn’t the right choice” highlights […]

In the News: “Militarizing Global Health”

November 14, 2014 0

posted by Carrie Reiling

When the United States sent army advisors to Liberia to construct clinics in the fight against Ebola in the region, some worried that the deployment was a […]