Compelling Evidence
Research Methods, HIV/Aids, and Politics in Papua, Indonesia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2174663 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jenny Munro (0000-0003-4869-6986, University of Calgary, corresponding author), Leslie Butt (0000-0003-3601-6795, University of Victoria) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 334-351 |
| Publication date | 2012-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canberra Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0314-9099 • E-ISSN: 1740-9314 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14442213.2012.694467 |
| OpenAlex | W2013133345 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 21 |
Increasing calls for an evidence-based public health (EBPH) rely on forms of quantitative evidence to decide HIV/AIDS interventions. A major criticism of this method is it downplays the significance of experiential, cultural or political facets of HIV/AIDS. We apply the concept of ‘rendering technical’ to explore the relationship between methods used in HIV/AIDS research in Papua, Indonesia and current socioeconomic conditions. We analysed research methods used in sixty-two HIV/AIDS studies, assessed presentations at an international AIDS conference, and conducted ethnographic research in Papua. Nation-wide EBPH initiatives are implemented in Papua, yet there remains a critical mass of qualitative ethnographic studies carried out by indigenous scholars emphasising experiences of persons and culture, often within a colonial or post-colonial framework. We argue these studies partially counter approaches which render technical complex realities. In political conditions where indigenous minorities suffer inequities, qualitative ethnographic research may yield critical kinds of evidence, potentially contributing to more nuanced decision-making around HIV
Colonialism · Critical ethnography · Criticism · Ethnography · Indigenous · Political science · Politics · Psychological intervention · Public health · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Gender Studies · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies
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(Not) getting political
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Saving our people
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Evidence-Based Public Health
Foreign Bodies
Anomie and Violence. Non-truth and Reconciliation in Indonesian Peacebuilding
Rule of Experts
An Ethnographer's Tale
Social, cultural and political factors in the design of HIV programmes with Papuan highland communities
Colonial archives and the arts of governance
Sex in Development
Introduction
Female commercial sex workers in Kramat Tunggak, Jakarta, Indonesia
Evidence-based policy-making
Accounting for EBM
Sexuality, Culture, and Power in HIV/Aids Research
Compromising Power
Aids rumors, imaginary enemies, and the body politic in Indonesia
International Aids Research in Anthropology
Nuri's testimony
Three propositions for an evidence-based medical anthropology
Can You Keep a Secret? Pretences of Confidentiality in HIV/Aids Counseling and Treatment in Eastern Indonesia
| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,82 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2025 (11) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |