Beyond Agamben: Sovereignty, policing and ‘permissive space’ in South Africa, and beyond

Beyond Epistemic Sovereignty

The politics of AIDS in South Africa: beyond the controversies.

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Male circumcision: Africa and beyond?

PURPOSE OF REVIEW Male circumcision has become an important component of HIV prevention strategies in Africa. Results of recent trials have renewed interest in this ancient procedure and its potential application in the reduction of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). With renewed interest comes controversy, which has always been a close companion to circumcision. RECENT FINDINGS Followin...

climatE SHOckS and POlitical viOlEncE: BEyOnd Scarcity, BEyOnd africa

Contrary to conventional wisdom, environmental scarcity is not always a trigger of political violence. In fact, political violence may be more prevalent in times of environmental abundance, when there are more resources and opportunities for violent tactics—and more incentive to engage in such actions. Much of the research on climate change and conflict has focused on Africa. However, the clima...

Tracing ischemic memory by metabolic pathways: BMIPP and beyond

Myocardial ischemia (MI) resulting in infarction is an important cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Acute ischaemia rapidly impairs myocardial contractile function. Myocardial dysfunction persisting for several hours after transient non-lethal ischaemia, eventually resulting in full functional recovery is termed as myocardial stunning. Hibernation is now thought to be...