Realizing Rights: Transforming Approaches to Sexual and Reproductive Well-being - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1856499693 ISBN 13: 9781856499699

Publisher: Zed Books Ltd, 2002

Synopsis

Sexual and reproductive wellbeing has gained recognition as a basic right, enshrined in international law. Yet reality on the ground is different, as society, health programmes and aid agencies are all entrenched in old ways. Fundamental shifts in thinking and practice are needed to realize these rights and transform these realities. This book portrays a wide range of innovative examples from around the world. From popular theatre in Nigeria to participatory research in Britain; from role-playing in Cambodia to visualizing reproductive health in Zimbabwe and from collaborative planning in Egypt to community dialogue in the Andes, these twenty-four chapters reveal the value of transforming approaches to sexual and reproductive wellbeing. All begin with the need to engage women, men and youth more directly in determining pathways to change; and all highlight both the complexities and the possibilities of making rights real.

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About the Author

Andrea Cornwall is professor in anthropology and development at the University of Sussex, where she is an affiliate of the Centre for the Study of Sexual Dissidence and director of the Pathways of Women’s Empowerment programme. Joining the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) as a fellow in 1998, she supported the emergence of work on sexuality and helped establish the Sexuality and Development Programme. She has published widely on gender and sexuality in development and is executive producer of Save us from Saviours, a short film on Indian sex workers’ challenge of the rescue industry.

Edition details

• Publisher: Zed Books Ltd
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1856499693
• ISBN 13: 9781856499699
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336
• Editor: Cornwall Andrea, Welbourn Alice