Hiv/Aids In Indonesia: Pathologies Of Power, Profit, And Policy

LSE workshop

As the fourth most populous country, third-biggest democracy, and largest majority-Muslim country in the world, Indonesia is an important country, one whose economic development and political life have attracted considerable attention, both scholarly and otherwise. Less self-evident and well known is Indonesia's experience with the spread of HIV/AIDS, an experience which may seem to pale in comparison with many other countries around the world, most obviously in Africa, but one which still merits attention given the nature and extent of the problems observed.

This workshop brings together scholars who have conducted extensive research on various issues related to the spread of HIV/AIDS in Indonesia, including the problems associated with the formulation and implementation of policies by the Indonesian government and key multilateral institutions to deal with HIV/AIDS across the archipelago. As signalled in the sub-title of the workshop, there is a particular interest in the ways in which 'politics', broadly conceived, complicates and compromises efforts to deal with HIV/AIDS. Overall, the intention is to provide a forum for critical – but constructive – discussion of the Indonesian experience with HIV/AIDS, both to encourage greater understanding – and hopefully some improvement – of policies in Indonesia itself, and to take the Indonesian case as an illuminating example of relevance to a broader range of countries experiencing the spread of HIV/AIDS today

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