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OUR RESEARCH
The key strengths of the research programme are:
- A strong focus on a high standard of relevant research using insights from the social sciences, including: psychology, sociology, gender studies, demography, cultural studies and anthropology.
- A focus on increasing the impact of research findings so as to promote human and social development
- Conceptual, theoretical and methodological rigour
- Significant capacity building and development of younger and emerging researchers
- A commitment to research that will positively impact the quality of life of all South Africans and raise awareness of the critical national issues.
Related Media:
Invitation to inaugural conference on restitution in South AfricaRace, Gender, Class and Sexuality: why intersectionality of power relations mattersExclusive breastfeeding and early stimulation linked to children's later successDurban Homelessness Census: 4 000 very different people in the streets and sheltersPrimary Animal Healthcare in the context of disease prevention and scaling-up for small-scale farmer communities: Research, policy and delivery
Related HSRC in the News:
Six week pilot programme which aims to produce a model for inter-race discussion (15 June 2017) | HSRC Internship Opportunity 2017 (6 June 2017) | Have You (N)Ever (Been) Raped? (16 March 2017) | An academic revamp is necessary (3 February 2017) | Inaugural Restitution Conference, Castle of Good Hope (9 November 2016) |
Related Events:
Investigating agency using feminist poststructuralist methods Ethnographic film as methodologyParticipatory Action Research and Decolonising Praxis: Mapping the FieldFreedom's Shame: Social restitution and the restoring of personhoodIntergenerational Trauma and Memory: Implications for social cohesion in contemporary South Africa
Related News:
Opening address - Inaugural Restitution Conference, Castle of Good HopeRestitution: Something for everyoneChildren in South African Families - Lives and TimesExclusive breastfeeding and early stimulation linked to children's later successDurban Homelessness Census: 4 000 very different people in the streets and shelters
Related Projects:
Non-conforming gender identitiesAfrican Same-Sex Sexualities and Gender Diversity: Practices, Identities and CommunitiesAgeing in Africa
Related Research Outputs:
Unemployment in South Africa"If she is drunk, I don't want her to take it": partner beliefs and influence on use of alcohol and antiretroviral therapy in South African couplesAnti-racist (moral) education: a review of approaches, impact and theoretical underpinnings from 2000 to 2015Creating a methodological counterpoint: multi-site ethnography in Cape TownAvailability and accessibility of public health services for adolescents and young people in South Africa
