Human and Social Dynamics (HSD) Research Seminars 2014-2015

Description:
The seminars focused on HSRC projects that were underway in 2014-2015 and related work being done elsewhere at the time of the seminar. The seminars addressed latest research, identified research gaps, suggested new research agendas and explored potential policy relevance. This data set includes the proceedings of the 10 seminars of 2014-2015. The following themes were covered:

17 September 2014 - Knowledge Generation and Innovation in the Humanities

16 October 2014 - Measuring Multiple Deprivation at a Small Area Level in South Africa: A Springboard for Tackling Deprivation in the Eastern Cape

02 December 2014 - The Current State of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in South Africa: Research Findings and Implications for Programme Development

09 December 2014 - Critical Perspectives on the ASSAf Humanities Consensus Report

02 March 2015 - Substance Abuse, Harm Prevention and Harm Reduction: Setting a Research Agenda

03 March 2015 - Spatial Measures of Socio-economic Inequality in South Africa

10 March 2015 - Human and Social Dynamics: The Role of the Social Sciences in Science Engagement

11 March 2015 - Public Engagement for Good Governance: The Role of the Humanities

24 March 2015 - (Un)healthy diets - A Tale of Misinformation or Competing Interests?

27 March 2015 - Food, Nutrition, and Care: Security During the First 1,000 days
Abstract:
The Human and Social Dynamics Research Seminar Series is a collaboration between the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and the Human Science Research Council (HSRC). The seminar series are designed to

showcase research and knowledge production in the Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) which is generated by the National System of Innovation (NSI)

serve as vehicles for disseminating research evidence to wider and diverse audiences

operate as platforms for the sharing of local and international expertise and experience and

promote research and knowledge production in the SSH that benefits and enhances the NSI.

The seminars focused on HSRC projects that were underway in 2014-2015 and related work being done elsewhere at the time of the seminar. The seminars addressed latest research, identified research gaps, suggested new research agendas and explored potential policy relevance.

The following themes were covered:

17 September 2014 - Knowledge Generation and Innovation in the Humanities

The seminar was held to discuss how the relevant DST Science Councils have responded to the ASSAf Consensus Study on the State of the Humanities in South Africa (2011). At the June 2014 Academy of Science for South Africa (ASSAf) Humanities Conference, the Minister of Science and Technology (in her opening address) requested the DST to convene a seminar with the HSRC, National Research Foundation (NRF) and the Academy of Science for South Africa (ASSAf) to critically engage the ASSAf Consensus Study on the State of the Humanities in South Africa: Status, Prospects and Strategies (ASSAf, 2011).

16 October 2014 - Measuring Multiple Deprivation at a Small Area Level in South Africa: A Springboard for Tackling Deprivation in the Eastern Cape

The seminar sought to share knowledge about the recently constructed ward-level South African Index of Multiple Deprivation (SAIMD) 2011, with a particular focus on the Eastern Cape. The seminar concluded with discussions about ways in which the SAIMD can be used to inform policy making, and ways in which it could be updated in future years by drawing from other data sources.

02 December 2014 - The Current State of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in South Africa: Research Findings and Implications for Programme Development

The seminar presented the key findings from the 2012 national HIV population-based household survey (SABSSM4) and discussed their implications for both HIV/AIDS policy and programming in the country. The discussion focused on the current state of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in South Africa, based on the findings of the 2012 population-based household survey (SABSSM4) that were released on 1 April 2014. The main goal will be to discuss the implications of the findings on the current HIV/AIDS policies and programmes and efforts to implement them. In addition, it will seek to identify gaps in information which could be addressed in next national HIV population-based household survey (SABSSM5) planned for 2015-2016.

09 December 2014 - Critical Perspectives on the ASSAf Humanities Consensus Report

The seminar followed on a previous seminar entitled Knowledge Generation and Innovation in the Humanities which took place on 17 September 2014. This seminar differed from its predecessor in that participants were solely from the DST and its entities. Participants from universities were present in their capacity as members of ASSAf. The intention was therefore to have a purposive meeting that would focus not simply on overall thinking in SSH, but would also explore practical issues in relation to the promotion of research in the area.

02 March 2015 - Substance Abuse, Harm Prevention and Harm Reduction: Setting a Research Agenda

This seminar was a follow-up to a previous seminar on 12 May 2014 which focused on the same topic. The aim of the 2015 seminar was to formulate a research agenda. Topics included addressing substance use in low resources settings: Lessons from intervention research in South Africa as well as setting a substance abuse research agenda for South Africa: Lessons from the United States and globally.

03 March 2015 - Spatial Measures of Socio-economic Inequality in South Africa

The seminar sought to share knowledge about the development of new measures of spatial inequality and their application as explanatory variables in order to better understand outcomes at both the individual level (e.g. people's attitudes towards inequality and options for redress) and the area level (e.g. hotspots of social unrest and violent crime).

10 March 2015 - Human and Social Dynamics: The Role of the Social Sciences in Science Engagement

The seminar reflected on science engagement in South Africa, against the background of the DST Science Engagement Framework. This included reflecting on the broader role of science in society, and on the role of the social sciences in science engagement, including the conceptual and empirical challenges that face researchers and policy-makers. Participants reflected on the Science Engagement Framework from the national, international, and developing country perspectives. On this basis, the seminar examined prospects for the implementation of the strategy.

11 March 2015 - Public Engagement for Good Governance: The Role of the Humanities

The seminar presented an overview of the current practice of public engagement that aims to promote fair and transparent democratic governance in South Africa using case studies from some international countries. It reviewed current public engagement policies, operational practices and institutional arrangements. It identified the gaps which could address the development of good 'public engagement' practice and relevant policy through an engagement with international experts.

24 March 2015 - (Un)healthy diets - A Tale of Misinformation or Competing Interests?

The seminar sought to bring to the fore the challenge(s) of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in South Africa and its likely trajectory and consequences. It focused specifically on one of the key risk factors for NCDs, that is (un)healthy diets against the background of the most recently available findings of the South African National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (SANHANES 1). It also explored the current implementation status of the World Health Organisation (WHO) 'best buys' related to (un)healthy diets in South Africa.

27 March 2015 - Food, Nutrition, and Care: Security During the First 1,000 days

The seminar was a follow-up to the government cluster policy workshop held in February 2014, which examined selected key elements of the SANHANES-1 findings with a view to devise a programme of priority actions. The subsequent seminar focused on food, nutrition, and care security in the first 1,000 days with the aim of assessing the situation of South African women and children during that period, and to chart the way forward for new or improved interventions designed to address care and the nutritional status of women and their children.

### 数据集说明
本次研讨会聚焦2014-2015年间正在推进的人类科学研究理事会（Human Science Research Council, HSRC）项目，以及研讨会举办同期其他机构开展的相关工作。研讨会围绕前沿研究展开研讨，梳理研究空白，提出新的研究议程，并探索其潜在政策价值。本数据集收录了2014-2015年间举办的10场研讨会的会议纪要，涵盖以下议题：
1. 2014年9月17日——人文领域的知识生成与创新
2. 2014年10月16日——南非小区域层面的多维度贫困测算：东开普省缓解贫困的跳板
3. 2014年12月2日——南非艾滋病（HIV/AIDS）疫情现状：研究发现与项目发展启示
4. 2014年12月9日——对南非科学院人文科学共识报告的批判性视角
5. 2015年3月2日——药物滥用、伤害预防与伤害减少：确立研究议程
6. 2015年3月3日——南非社会经济不平等的空间测度
7. 2015年3月10日——人类与社会动态：社会科学在科学参与中的作用
8. 2015年3月11日——促进善治的公众参与：人文科学的角色
9. 2015年3月24日——（非）健康饮食：误传之谈还是利益博弈？
10. 2015年3月27日——食物、营养与照护：生命最初1000天的保障

### 摘要
本系列研讨会由南非科学技术部（Department of Science and Technology, DST）与人类科学研究理事会（HSRC）联合举办，旨在达成以下目标：
1. 展示国家创新体系（National System of Innovation, NSI）产出的社会科学与人文科学（Social Sciences and Humanities, SSH）领域研究成果与知识产出；
2. 为向更广泛多元的受众传播研究证据提供载体；
3. 搭建共享本土与国际专业知识及实践经验的平台；
4. 推动有益于并助力国家创新体系的社会科学与人文科学领域研究及知识产出。

本次研讨会聚焦2014-2015年间HSRC的在研项目，以及研讨会举办同期其他机构的相关工作，围绕前沿研究展开研讨，识别研究空白，提出新的研究议程，并探索其潜在政策价值。以下为各场次研讨会议题详情：

1. **2014年9月17日——人文领域的知识生成与创新**
本次研讨会旨在探讨相关科学技术部科学理事会对《南非人文科学现状共识研究报告（2011）》的响应情况。在2014年6月南非科学院（Academy of Science for South Africa, ASSAf）人文科学会议上，科学技术部部长在开幕致辞中提议，由科学技术部联合人类科学研究理事会（HSRC）、国家研究基金会（National Research Foundation, NRF）与南非科学院（ASSAf）举办一场研讨会，对《南非人文科学现状、前景与战略共识研究报告》（ASSAf, 2011）展开批判性研讨。

2. **2014年10月16日——南非小区域层面的多维度贫困测算：东开普省缓解贫困的跳板**
本次研讨会旨在分享最新编制的2011年南非区级多维度贫困指数（South African Index of Multiple Deprivation, SAIMD）相关知识，重点聚焦东开普省。研讨会尾声围绕南非区级多维度贫困指数的政策应用路径，以及未来通过整合其他数据源更新该指数的可行方案展开讨论。

3. **2014年12月2日——南非艾滋病疫情现状：研究发现与项目发展启示**
本次研讨会展示了2012年全国艾滋病人群家庭调查（SABSSM4）的核心发现，并探讨了其对南非艾滋病政策与项目的启示。讨论基于2014年4月1日发布的2012年人群家庭调查（SABSSM4）结果，围绕南非艾滋病疫情现状展开。本次研讨会的核心目标是探讨上述发现对当前艾滋病政策、项目及实施工作的影响，同时识别现有信息缺口，为2015-2016年计划开展的第五轮全国艾滋病人群家庭调查（SABSSM5）提供改进方向。

4. **2014年12月9日——对南非科学院人文科学共识报告的批判性视角**
本次研讨会是2014年9月17日“人文领域的知识生成与创新”研讨会的延续。与前一场研讨会不同，本次参会人员仅来自科学技术部及其下属机构，高校参会人员以南非科学院（ASSAf）成员身份参与。本次会议为定向专题研讨，不仅旨在探讨社会科学与人文科学领域的整体发展思路，还将探索推动该领域研究发展的实操路径。

5. **2015年3月2日——药物滥用、伤害预防与伤害减少：确立研究议程**
本次研讨会是2014年5月12日同主题研讨会的延续，旨在制定相关研究议程。研讨议题包括：低收入资源环境下的药物使用应对——南非干预研究的经验教训，以及南非药物滥用研究议程的制定——美国及全球实践的借鉴。

6. **2015年3月3日——南非社会经济不平等的空间测度**
本次研讨会旨在分享新型空间不平等测度方法的研发成果，及其作为解释变量在解析个体层面（如民众对不平等的态度及矫正选择）与区域层面（如社会动荡与暴力犯罪热点区域）结果中的应用，以深化对相关问题的理解。

7. **2015年3月10日——人类与社会动态：社会科学在科学参与中的作用**
本次研讨会结合南非科学技术部科学参与框架，对南非的科学参与实践展开反思，包括探讨科学在社会中的整体角色，以及社会科学在科学参与中的作用，涵盖研究者与政策制定者面临的概念与实证挑战。参会人员从国家、国际及发展中国家视角对科学参与框架展开研讨，并在此基础上评估了该战略的实施前景。

8. **2015年3月11日——促进善治的公众参与：人文科学的角色**
本次研讨会通过部分国际案例，概述了旨在推动南非公平透明民主治理的公众参与实践现状，梳理了当前公众参与的政策、实操流程与制度安排，并识别了相关空白。研讨会旨在通过与国际专家开展交流，完善善治导向的公众参与实践与相关政策制定。

9. **2015年3月24日——（非）健康饮食：误传之谈还是利益博弈？**
本次研讨会聚焦南非非传染性疾病（Non-communicable Diseases, NCDs）面临的挑战及其潜在发展轨迹与后果，重点探讨非传染性疾病的核心风险因素之一——（非）健康饮食，相关分析基于南非最新一期国家健康与营养检查调查（South African National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, SANHANES-1）结果。同时，研讨会还探讨了世界卫生组织（World Health Organization, WHO）针对（非）健康饮食提出的“最佳干预措施”在南非的落地现状。

10. **2015年3月27日——食物、营养与照护：生命最初1000天的保障**
本次研讨会是2014年2月政府集群政策研讨会的延续，该前期研讨会梳理了南非国家健康与营养检查调查第一期（SANHANES-1）的核心发现，旨在制定优先行动方案。本次研讨会聚焦生命最初1000天的食物、营养与照护保障，旨在评估南非妇女与儿童在该阶段的生存现状，并为优化针对妇女及儿童照护与营养状况的干预措施指明方向。