irhap Research

There are a variety of ways that research is shared and undertaken through the IRHAP collaborative. We have clustered together some of the most active interest areas here. These represent just a few of the burning questions, current interests and completed projects. There is a great deal of cross-over of interests, and although the collaborative work is multisectoral and multidisciplinary, it is still underpinned by shared commitments.

| RESEARCH CLUSTERS | CROSS OVER | CURRENT & COMPLETED PROJECTS |

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Research Clusters

The key interests and projects are currently clustered into six areas:

Religion in Health Systems Strengthening

Mapping and Understanding Community Health Assets

Boundary Leadership and Collaboration

Religion, Community and Psycho-social Support

HIV/AIDS and Beyond

Complexities

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CROSS-OVER

There is substantial cross-over of interests and topics across these clusters:

Cross-cutting Concerns & Commitments

Developing Better Theory

Developing Better Tools

Developing Better Words

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RESEARCH PROJECTS

Current and completed research projects demonstrating these interests:

Current Projects

Completed Projects

Student Projects

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"Religion is in fact like housework in the economy ... Religion is so overwhelmingly significant in the African search for wellbeing, and yet is conspicuous by its absence in scholarly debates about politics, economics, development, and public health. Because the scholars don’t do it … they assume that it is not done at all. And that, if you think about it, is as silly a notion that housework does not contribute to economic life" - De Gruchy 2007