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Bevölkerungspolitik reloaded: zwischen BMZ und Bayer
Population Policy Reloaded: Between BMZ and Bayer
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Abstract This paper explores recent changes in German international development policy with regards to population and reproductive health, and connects these to contemporary dynamics in contraceptive markets. While human rights vocabulary is ever-present, countries in the Global South are encouraged to mana... view more
This paper explores recent changes in German international development policy with regards to population and reproductive health, and connects these to contemporary dynamics in contraceptive markets. While human rights vocabulary is ever-present, countries in the Global South are encouraged to manage their 'human capital' in light of population age composition and available resources. Twenty years after the Cairo Conference, key documents and papers indicate a discursive and financial shift towards more explicit Neo-Malthusian approaches. Simultaneously, as evident in major public-private partnerships between pharmaceutical companies, 530 Summaries such as Bayer HealthCare, with the German government and NGOs, there has been a revival of formerly discredited long-term contraceptives. Drawing on policy papers, interviews, and statistical data, this paper highlights the considerable interplay between the reoriented German development policy under the name of 'population dynamics' and the interests of pharmaceutical companies in contraceptive markets. Particularly worrying in this context is the almost complete lack of critical scrutiny by civil society organisations or social movements.... view less
Keywords
development policy; Federal Republic of Germany; population policy; public private partnership; pharmaceutical industry; contraception; family planning; developing country; pressure-group politics
Classification
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Population Studies, Sociology of Population
Free Keywords
Neomalthusianismus; Demografisierung; Kontrazeptivamärkte; Langzeitverhütungsmittel
Document language
German
Publication Year
2015
Page/Pages
p. 447-468
Journal
PERIPHERIE - Politik, Ökonomie, Kultur, 35 (2015) 3
Issue topic
Hilfe! Deutsche Entwicklungspolitik
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3224/peripherie.v35i140.22998
ISSN
2366-4185
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed