Dissertation Research: "Out of the Shadows": Technical Democracy and HIV Risk in Morocco

论文研究：“走出阴影”：摩洛哥的民主与艾滋病风险技术描述通过12个月的实地考察，结合网络分析、参与者观察、访谈和文件分析，本项目通过考察摩洛哥在两个互动层面上的艾滋病应对措施，为科学、技术和社会研究做出贡献：当地非政府组织与更大的艾滋病治理结构之间的互动；非政府组织和他们的客户之间的关系。比较人种学方法将提供丰富的数据，说明不同的非政府组织如何征求受影响者的参与、制定和颁布公共卫生干预措施、产生关于健康和疾病的知识以及影响国家艾滋病防治工作。更广泛的影响国际卫生组织认为，如果不加大在中东和北非控制艾滋病的力度，这种疾病将造成严重的伤亡。摩洛哥提供了一个重要的案例研究，因为它让非政府组织参与艾滋病治理的战略正在整个区域得到推广。该项目的目标是跟踪努力使公共卫生科学、政策和做法更符合受影响人口的需要所产生的实际后果。这项研究也将为在世界其他地区从事参与式公共卫生项目工作的学者提供重要的比较。

Dissertation Research: "Out of the Shadows": Democracy and HIV Risk in MoroccoTechnical descriptionThrough 12 months of fieldwork, combining network analysis, participant observation, interviews, and document analysis, this project draws on and contributes to science, technology, and society studies through an examination of Morocco's AIDS response at two levels of interaction: between locally-based NGOs and larger structures of AIDS governance; and between NGOs and their clients. A comparative ethnographic approach will yield rich data on how different NGOs solicit the participation of affected persons, formulate and enact public health interventions, produce knowledge about heath and disease, and influence the national AIDS response. Broader impactsInternational health organizations have argued that without greater efforts to manage AIDS in the Middle East and North Africa, the disease will exact a grave toll. Morocco presents a critical case study because its strategies to involve NGOs in AIDS governance are being promoted throughout the region. The objective of the project is to track the practical consequences of efforts to make public health science, policy and practice more responsive to the needs of affected populations. This research will also provide an important comparison for scholars doing work on participatory public health programs in other parts of the world.