The Political Ecology of Malaria - Emerging Dynamics of Wetland Agriculture at the Urban Fringe in Central Uganda

Malaria remains one of the main causes of mortality and morbidity in sub-Saharan Africa. Matian van Soest looks at the malaria epidemic in the peri-urban zones of Uganda's capital Kampala against the backdrop of recent socio-ecological transformations.
Based on long-term ethnographic research, the book provides a holistic picture of the malaria epidemic in central Uganda, revealing the highly localized character of an epidemic that once spanned across almost the entire globe. Understanding, and ultimately tackling the disease, requires an appreciation of the social, political, as well as ecological circumstances that frame this epidemic.

About the author

Matian van Soest, born in 1984, is a social and cultural anthropologist with a regional focus on Eastern Africa and a thematic interest in infectious diseases. He works as scientific coordinator of the collaborative research center »Future Rural Africa« at the Universities of Bonn and Cologne and is a member of the AG Medical Anthropology of the German Anthropological Association.

Summary

Malaria remains one of the main causes of mortality and morbidity in sub-Saharan Africa. Matian van Soest looks at the malaria epidemic in the peri-urban zones of Uganda's capital Kampala against the backdrop of recent socio-ecological transformations.Based on long-term ethnographic research, the book provides a holistic picture of the malaria epidemic in central Uganda, revealing the highly localized character of an epidemic that once spanned across almost the entire globe. Understanding, and ultimately tackling the disease, requires an appreciation of the social, political, as well as ecological circumstances that frame this epidemic.

Product details

• Authors: Van Soest Matian, Matian van Soest, Matian van Soest
• Publisher: Transcript
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.11.2020
• EAN: 9783837650532
• ISBN: 978-3-8376-5053-2
• No. of pages: 212
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 16 mm x 226 mm
• Weight: 363 g
• Illustrations: 24 schw.-w. Abb.
• Series: Medical Humanities; Medical Humanities (COL)
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Humanities (general); Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; Nachhaltigkeit, Internationale Beziehungen, Öffentliche Verwaltung, Ethnologie, Medizinsoziologie, Konsum, Uganda, Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Sustainable Development, Sustainability, Ethnic Studies, Sociology, Social Inequality, Soziale Mobilität, Globalization, Behinderung: soziale Aspekte, Cultural Studies, Medicine, Krankheit und Sucht: soziale Aspekte, Humangeographie, Cultural Anthropology, Gewalt und Missbrauch in der Gesellschaft, Human Rights, Sociology of Medicine, Friedens- und Konfliktforschung, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, Malaria, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Business Ethics, PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Globalization, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Environmental Economics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, Social interaction, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects, Ethnology, International Relations, Social Mobility, Political activism, Business ethics & social responsibility, Poverty & unemployment, Communities, Illness & addiction: social aspects, Cultural Geography, Social Work, Political science & theory, Economic theory & philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, Political structure & processes, Environmental Economics, Social welfare & social services, auseinandersetzen, Production, Social, group or collective psychology, Public Administration, Political Economy, Pharmacology, Philosophy & theory of education, Social impact of environmental issues, Disability: social aspects, Violence in society, African History, Impact of science & technology on society, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Bio-ethics, Population & demography, Human Geography, Urban communities, Development Studies, Peace studies & conflict resolution, Medical Sociology, Consumerism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, Medical ethics & professional conduct, Sociology and anthropology, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, Central government policies, Medical Anthropology, Political Ecology, Urban Fringe, Politischer Aktivismus / Politisches Engagement, Culture and institutions, The political process, Factors affecting social behavior, Social problems and services, Social processes, Economics of land and energy, Macroeconomics and related topics, International migration and colonization, Groups of people, Public administration and military science, Political science (Politics and government), Medicine and health, Social problems of and services to groups of people, Occupational ethics, Civil and political rights, Ethics (Moral philosophy), Other ethical norms, Pharmacology and therapeutics