Health and Security - HIV/AIDS in Post-apartheid South Africa
(2007)Department of Political Science
- Abstract
- In a strange and awkward way the transition to democracy in South Africa have
occurred simultaneously as the HIV/AIDS epidemic firmly and steadily have
strengthen its grip around the country. HIV/AIDS have become security a process
referred to as securitization. With security theory provided by the Copenhagen
School a theoretical framework is constructed discussing the possibilities and pros
and cons of health securitization. By studying the events in the most recent South
African history dating from 1994 ? 2004 the author wants to show the dynamics
of the securitization process of HIV/AIDS. The study shows that HIV/AIDS has a
very complex relation to the South African society. Remnants of apartheid,
traditional beliefs, tensions... (More) - In a strange and awkward way the transition to democracy in South Africa have
occurred simultaneously as the HIV/AIDS epidemic firmly and steadily have
strengthen its grip around the country. HIV/AIDS have become security a process
referred to as securitization. With security theory provided by the Copenhagen
School a theoretical framework is constructed discussing the possibilities and pros
and cons of health securitization. By studying the events in the most recent South
African history dating from 1994 ? 2004 the author wants to show the dynamics
of the securitization process of HIV/AIDS. The study shows that HIV/AIDS has a
very complex relation to the South African society. Remnants of apartheid,
traditional beliefs, tensions between the developed and developing world on who
has the right answers, and political scandals and inaction have all formed the
South African HIV/AIDS discourse. The result of this discourse is shown in how
HIV/AIDS and those infected by HIV and those with AIDS are treated by the rest
of the society. (Less)
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- author
- Ivarsson, Niclas
- supervisor
- organization
- year
- 2007
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- HIV/AIDS, South Africa, Health, Securitization, Copenhagen School, Peace and conflict research, polemology, Freds- och konfliktforskning
- language
- English
- id
- 1321160
- date added to LUP
- 2007-06-12 00:00:00
- date last changed
- 2015-12-14 13:34:37
@misc{1321160,
abstract = {{In a strange and awkward way the transition to democracy in South Africa have
occurred simultaneously as the HIV/AIDS epidemic firmly and steadily have
strengthen its grip around the country. HIV/AIDS have become security a process
referred to as securitization. With security theory provided by the Copenhagen
School a theoretical framework is constructed discussing the possibilities and pros
and cons of health securitization. By studying the events in the most recent South
African history dating from 1994 ? 2004 the author wants to show the dynamics
of the securitization process of HIV/AIDS. The study shows that HIV/AIDS has a
very complex relation to the South African society. Remnants of apartheid,
traditional beliefs, tensions between the developed and developing world on who
has the right answers, and political scandals and inaction have all formed the
South African HIV/AIDS discourse. The result of this discourse is shown in how
HIV/AIDS and those infected by HIV and those with AIDS are treated by the rest
of the society.}},
author = {{Ivarsson, Niclas}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Health and Security - HIV/AIDS in Post-apartheid South Africa}},
year = {{2007}},
}