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During the recently held International Conference on Population Development in Southern Africa, delegates seemed to be reluctant to face post‐modernisation theories on development. The cultural concept was also used in a static way. Delegates seemed to be afraid to ‘politicise’ issues. This is a pity, because ultimately good practice is informed by good theory.
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Senior lecturer, Department of Ethnology, University of Port Elizabeth.