Echoes of lysenko: state-sponsored pseudo-science in South Africa
| dc.contributor.author | Geffen, Nathan | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-05-05T11:04:28Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-05-05T11:04:28Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2005 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2016-05-05T11:02:29Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | A major factor hampering the rollout of highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART) for HIV/AIDS in the public health sector is state support of pseudoscience. This paper examines state-sponsored pseudo-science in South Africa with a particular focus on the case of Matthias Rath and his claim that HAART is an ineffective and harmful form of treatment and that multivitamins should instead be used as a substitute to treat and cure AIDS. The paper examines similarities and differences between state support in South Africa for AIDS-denialists such as Rath and state support in the former Soviet Union for Lysenko, a pseudo-scientist who lacked scientific training. In both cases, state support for pseudo-science has had policy implications, and resulted in many deaths. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Geffen, N. (2005). Echoes of lysenko: state-sponsored pseudo-science in South Africa. <i>Social Dynamics</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19456 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Geffen, Nathan "Echoes of lysenko: state-sponsored pseudo-science in South Africa." <i>Social Dynamics</i> (2005) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19456 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Geffen, N. (2005). Echoes of Lysenko: state-sponsored pseudo-science in South Africa. Social Dynamics, 31(2), 183-210. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0253-3952 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Journal Article AU - Geffen, Nathan AB - A major factor hampering the rollout of highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART) for HIV/AIDS in the public health sector is state support of pseudoscience. This paper examines state-sponsored pseudo-science in South Africa with a particular focus on the case of Matthias Rath and his claim that HAART is an ineffective and harmful form of treatment and that multivitamins should instead be used as a substitute to treat and cure AIDS. The paper examines similarities and differences between state support in South Africa for AIDS-denialists such as Rath and state support in the former Soviet Union for Lysenko, a pseudo-scientist who lacked scientific training. In both cases, state support for pseudo-science has had policy implications, and resulted in many deaths. DA - 2005 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - Social Dynamics LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2005 SM - 0253-3952 T1 - Echoes of lysenko: state-sponsored pseudo-science in South Africa TI - Echoes of lysenko: state-sponsored pseudo-science in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19456 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19456 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Geffen N. Echoes of lysenko: state-sponsored pseudo-science in South Africa. Social Dynamics. 2005; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19456. | en_ZA |
| dc.language | eng | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher | Taylor & Francis | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.department | Centre for Social Science Research(CSSR) | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Humanities | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
| dc.source | Social Dynamics | en_ZA |
| dc.source.uri | http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rsdy20/current | |
| dc.title | Echoes of lysenko: state-sponsored pseudo-science in South Africa | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Journal Article | en_ZA |
| uct.type.filetype | Text | |
| uct.type.filetype | Image | |
| uct.type.publication | Research | en_ZA |
| uct.type.resource | Article | en_ZA |