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The influence of indigenous knowledge on the local goverment politicians in engaging with HIV/AIDSLikalimba, Makhaliha Bernard Nkhoma 02 1900 (has links)
This study was influenced by two sociological theories namely: Durkheim’s Structural
Functionalism and Relativism. In terms of Durkheim’s Structural Functionalism, I claim
that the aspects of social structures, cultural norms and values, which are among its main
components, are also among the main components of Indigenous Knowledge Systems
(IKS). In line with Relativism, this study argues against Durkheim’s claim that social
structures, and cultural norms and values determine human choices and behaviour. It is
claimed that in line with my understanding of IKS in this study social structures, cultural
norms and values are relative aspects, because they change and differ from context to
context even if their carriers are the same, and human choice in different times and places
play a vital role in determining decisions.
These theories have been applied practically by examining the relationship between
Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) and good governance. The study asserts that IKS
has the potential to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of policies at the local
municipality level. Thus, the study has sought to understand the extent to which IKS is
incorporated in the policy development and implementation at the local municipality level.
This investigation has been undertaken in the thematic context of HIV/AIDS. I investigated
the extent to which IKS is incorporated into policy development and implementation
related to HIV/AIDS at the local municipality level.
The study has argued that the extent to which IKS is appropriated into policy development
and implementation relies on the power dynamics between the provincial and national
spheres of government on the one hand, and the local municipality leaders and officials
on the other. The study has found that local municipality leaders and officials have a
strong affinity to the IKS due to their proximity to the local citizens. But, political leaders
at the national and provincial spheres of the South African government exert influence on
the local municipality leaders and officials to exercise their power with limited response
to the IKS needs of the local communities. / Sociology / D. Phil. (Sociology)
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Norms for the evaluation of literature focusing primarily on the Frankfurt SchoolMartini, Allesandro 08 1900 (has links)
Critical Theory, as posited by members of The Frankfurt School, was evaluated with the
objective of attaching an implied ethical dimension. This was discovered in their
privileging of a particular type of aesthetic, as evinced in their analysis of certain works
of autonomous High Modernism. This implied ethic, which is one based around the
concept of enlightenment as potential for emancipation, was then applied as a norm for
the evaluation of art. This ethic, however, does not seek to impose a particular reading on
(specifically) literary production: Rather, it seeks to impart the importance of a
commitment by the literary critic in the use of an ethically based norm, an ethic, what is
more, that is based and supported by a discussion of the concepts 'freedom' and
Enlightenment. Finally, with this ethic firmly established, the discussion then attempted
to distinguish between modernism and post-modernism, using this implied ethic as a
guide to separation. / Afrikaans and Theory of Literature / M.A. (Theory of Literature)
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Faculty Senate Minutes November 5, 2012University of Arizona Faculty Senate 05 November 2012 (has links)
This item contains the agenda, minutes, and attachments for the Faculty Senate meeting on this date. There may be additional materials from the meeting available at the Faculty Center.
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