The Human Sciences Encounters in Phnom Penh

Presentation of the book « Les patients experts dans la lutte contre le sida au Cambodge » published in april 2016 by Presses Universitaires de Provence

by Eve Bureau-Point
23th of June 2016

Abstract :

You are interested by Cambodia, its changes, the effects of the presence of international organizations, the interactions between a vast network of socio-culturally diverse actors, between heterogeneous ways of acting and thinking ? This book is for you ! From an anthropological study conducted on the role, meaning, effects, issues and contradictions of the participation of « expert patients » in the fight against AIDS, this book highlights the local interpretation of international norms and the challenges of health democracy in the context of Cambodia.

Biodata  :

Eve Bureau-Point is a social anthropologist, post-doctoral fellow at the French Institute of Research for Development (UMR 216) researching in the field of medical anthropology. Since 2005, she works on the patient expertise in health democracy. Her latest works deal with patient participation in research, construction of lay knowledge, and self-medication in France and Cambodia.