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Sectarianism and the problem of overpopulation

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dc.contributor.author Deeb, Mary E.
dc.contributor.author Premkumar, Ashish
dc.contributor.author Salem, Karma
dc.contributor.author Akhtar, Sarah
dc.contributor.author Messersmith, Lisa J.
dc.date.accessioned 2016-11-24T08:09:21Z
dc.date.available 2016-11-24T08:09:21Z
dc.date.copyright 2012 en_US
dc.date.issued 2016-11-24
dc.identifier.issn 1369-1058 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10725/4849
dc.description.abstract The role of confessionalism in the Lebanese healthcare sector, especially since the resolution of the Lebanese civil war (1975–1990), has yet to discussed at length in reproductive health research. Using biopolitical and structural violence models to describe how community leaders in two low-income neighbourhoods in Beirut describe reproductive healthcare – specifically through judgments of perceived sect size vis-à-vis perceived use of birth control measures – this paper attempts to provide critical analysis of the state of reproductive health in this setting. By using a theoretical model of analysis, which we refer to as the political anatomy of reproduction, we hope to unmask how confessionalism is perpetuated through discussions of reproductive health and how public health and medical communities can challenge this technique of power. Le rôle joué par le confessionnalisme dans le secteur de la santé au Liban, en particulier depuis la fin de la guerre civile dans ce pays (1975–1990), doit encore être abordé par la santé publique. En s'appuyant sur des modèles de violence biopolitique et structurelle pour expliquer comment les leaders communautaires de deux quartiers à faible revenu de Beyrouth décrivent les soins de santé reproductive – en particulier à partir de leurs perceptions sur le rapport entre l'importance des sectes et le recours aux méthodes de contrôle des naissances – cet article porte un regard critique sur la santé reproductive dans ce contexte. En employant ce modèle théorique d'analyse, auquel nous nous référons comme « l'anatomie politique de la reproduction », nous espérons révéler comment le confessionnalisme est perpétué dans les discussions sur la santé reproductive, et comment la santé publique et les communautés médicales peuvent remettre en cause cette stratégie du pouvoir. Hasta la fecha, el papel del confesionalismo en el sector de salud en Líbano, en especial tras el fin de la guerra civil libanesa (1975–1990), no se ha debatido en el ámbito de la salud pública. Mediante el uso de modelos biopolíticos y de violencia estructural para explicar cómo los líderes comunitarios de dos barrios de bajos ingresos de Beirut describen la atención a la salud reproductiva –en particular a través de criterios sobre el tamaño percibido de una secta frente al uso percibido de métodos anticonceptivos– el objeto de este artículo consiste en realizar un análisis crítico del estado de la salud reproductiva en este contexto. Al usar este modelo teórico de análisis, llamado “anatomía política de la reproducción”, los autores pretenden revelar cómo se perpetúa el confesionalismo en los debates sobre la salud reproductiva y cómo los profesionales de la salud pública y los médicos pueden hacer frente a esta estrategia de poder. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.title Sectarianism and the problem of overpopulation en_US
dc.type Article en_US
dc.description.version Published en_US
dc.title.subtitle political representations of reproduction in two low-income neighbourhoods of Beirut, Lebanon en_US
dc.author.school SOM en_US
dc.author.idnumber 200900035 en_US
dc.author.department N/A en_US
dc.description.embargo N/A en_US
dc.relation.journal Culture, Health and Sexuality: an international journal for research, intervention and care en_US
dc.journal.volume 14 en_US
dc.journal.issue 10 en_US
dc.article.pages 1139-1152 en_US
dc.keywords Lebanon en_US
dc.keywords Reproductive health en_US
dc.keywords Structural violence en_US
dc.keywords Biopolitics en_US
dc.keywords Sectarianism en_US
dc.keywords Community health en_US
dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2012.721137 en_US
dc.identifier.ctation Premkumar, A., Salem, K., Akhtar, S., Deeb, M. E., & Messersmith, L. J. (2012). Sectarianism and the problem of overpopulation: political representations of reproduction in two low-income neighbourhoods of Beirut, Lebanon. Culture, health & sexuality, 14(10), 1139-1152. en_US
dc.author.email mary.deeb@lau.edu.lb en_US
dc.identifier.tou http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.php en_US
dc.identifier.url http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13691058.2012.721137 en_US
dc.author.affiliation Lebanese American University en_US


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