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Global Health Research, Anthropology and Realist Enquiry

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ID18965610
AuthorsVan Belle (0000-0003-2074-0359, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine [email protected], corresponding author), Sara Van Belle
Year2019
Volume26
Issue1
Pages42-51
Publication date2019-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAnthropology in Action (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0967-201X • E-ISSN: 1752-2285
PublisherBerghahn Books (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.3167/aia.2019.260105
OpenAlexW2946651603
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited55

In this article, I set out to capture the dynamics of two streams within the field of global health research: realist research and medical anthropology. I critically discuss the development of methodology and practice in realist health research in low- and middle-income countries against the background of anthropological practice in global health to make claims on why realist enquiry has taken a high flight. I argue that in order to provide a contribution to today’s complex global issues, we need to adopt a pragmatic stance and move past disciplinary silos: both methodologies have the potential to be well-suited to an analysis of deep layers of context and of key social mechanisms

Epistemology · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Philosophy · Public Health Policies and Education · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics · Race, Genetics, and Society

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