The crucial role of social policy has been amplified in the context of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Efforts to combat the disease have been oriented above all toward finding biomedical and behavioural solutions. While such approaches are of vital importance, there is growing concern about the deeper socioeconomic and political roots of the pandemic. Its persistence and increasing incidence in less powerful and economically marginalized communities signal the need for continued assessment of policy and practices relating to HIV/AIDS.

The scope of this project is still being defined. More information will be made available as the project develops.