People
Affiliation
Senior Lecturer and Senior Researcher,
Institute of Social Anthropology,
University of Basel,
Switzerland
Address
Instituteof Social Anthropology
University of Basel
Muensterplatz 19
CH-4051 Basel, Switzerland
Contact
Biosketch
Dr. van Eeuwijk is a social anthropologist (PhD.) and historian (M.A.) and holds a postgraduate degree in developing countries/development policy. His current scientific specialization is in the field of medical anthropology and anthropology of ageing, and of political ecology/sustainable development. He is presently engaged in teaching and research on medical anthropology and/or Southeast-Asia/East Africa at the
- Instituteof Social Anthropology, University of Basel, Switzerland
- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), University of Basel, Switzerland
- Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
- Instituteof Social Anthropology, University of Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology, Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg i.Br., Germany
Key research/capacity building interests
Research Interests
- Old age vulnerability and elder care in Tanzania
- Agency, health and care in Tanzania
- Growing old in the city: urban health and ageing, Indonesia
- Non-communicable diseases, ageing and care in East Africa and Southeast Asia
Key methodological skills
- Qualitative research
- Ethnographic research incl. long-term fieldwork
- Anthropological methodology
- Mixed method research
- Project course management incl. PRA
Current engagement in capacity building
- Tanzania: Developing a ‘Home Care Assessment Tool’ for households with older persons (in collaboration with HelpAge International Tanzania) to be applied by different actors (professionals and laypersons)
- Indonesia: Establishing a public-private structure of social welfare coordination (particularly for older persons) on all administrative levels (from political community to government ministry)