In Pursuit of the Good Life: Aspiration and Suicide in Globalising South India
(2015)
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Widger, T. (2015). In Pursuit of the Good Life: Aspiration and Suicide in Globalising South India
Pesticides and Global Health: Understanding Agrochemical Dependence and Investing in Sustainable Solutions (2015)
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Widger, T. (2015). Pesticides and Global Health: Understanding Agrochemical Dependence and Investing in Sustainable Solutions. Medical Anthropology Quarterly, 29(2),
‘Suicidology as a Social Practice’: A Reply. (2015)
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Widger, T. (2015). ‘Suicidology as a Social Practice’: A Reply
Philanthronationalism: junctures at the business-charity nexus in post-war Sri Lanka (2015)
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Widger, T. (2016). Philanthronationalism: junctures at the business-charity nexus in post-war Sri Lanka. Development and Change, 47(1), 27-50. https://doi.org/10.1111/dech.12185Over the past few years, the role of private sector organizations as actors and investors in development processes has received increased attention. This article explores the rise of ‘philanthronationalism’ in Sri Lanka: the co-development of busines... Read More about Philanthronationalism: junctures at the business-charity nexus in post-war Sri Lanka.
Suicide and the 'Poison Complex': Toxic Relationalities, Child Development, and the Sri Lankan Self-Harm Epidemic (2015)
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Widger, T. (2015). Suicide and the 'Poison Complex': Toxic Relationalities, Child Development, and the Sri Lankan Self-Harm Epidemic. Medical Anthropology, 34(6), 501-516. https://doi.org/10.1080/01459740.2015.1012616Suicide prevention efforts in Asia have increasingly turned to ‘quick win’ means restriction, while more complicated cognitive restriction and psychosocial programmes are limited. This paper argues the development of cognitive restriction programmes... Read More about Suicide and the 'Poison Complex': Toxic Relationalities, Child Development, and the Sri Lankan Self-Harm Epidemic.