Seckinelgin, Hakan 
ORCID: 0000-0002-0286-8618
(2010)
What is the evidence that there is no evidence? The link between conflict and HIV/AIDS.
European Journal of Development Research, 22 (3).
pp. 363-381.
ISSN 0957-8811
Abstract
The relationship between conflict, sexual violence and the spread of HIV is an important concern for international policy makers. One of the controversial issues is how to assess this relationship for policy purposes, given the unsettled and unpredictable nature of conflict contexts, and also given that HIV/AIDS is still a stigmatized disease. The nature of what constitutes policy-relevant knowledge is furthermore also highly controversial. This article aims to consider the kinds of knowledge that can be evidential for policy making within the context of the debate on conflict and HIV/AIDS. In particular, it focuses on the way particular data and methods are seen as more relevant for evidence-based policy in this context, critically evaluating and considering the influence of the recent high-profile Lancet article ‘Prevalence of HIV infection in conflict-affected and displaced people in seven sub-Saharan African countries: a systemic review’.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Official URL: | http://www.eadi.org/publications/european-journal-... |
| Additional Information: | © 2010 Palgrave Macmillan |
| Divisions: | Social Policy Middle East Centre |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Sep 2010 08:36 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Dec 2024 23:41 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/29350 |
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