The Politics of AIDS : Globalization, the State and Civil Society

HIV/AIDS is the major political challenge of our time. Based on empirical observations from all over the world, this book examines how HIV/AIDS has become increasingly transnational, as nation states have extended their programmes across borders, and transnational networks have increased their activities. HIV/AIDS is the major political challenge of our time. For more than two decades various initiatives have been implemented in an attempt to respond to the disease - by governments, research communities, transnational corporations and in the context of civil society. The politics of HIV/AIDS has become increasingly transnational, as nation states in the global North have extended their programmes across borders, and transnational networks composed of international bodies, NGOs, social movements and private foundations have increased their activities. This book argues that the politics of AIDS must be understood as part of contemporary globalization. Including an impressive cast of international contributors, The Politics of AIDS offers a unique analysis of HIV/AIDS on a local, national and global scale Front Matter....Pages i-xviii Introduction: The Politics of AIDS....Pages 1-14 Front Matter....Pages 15-15 State Fragility, Human Security and HIV....Pages 17-26 A Long Wave Event: HIV/AIDS, Politics, Governance and ‘Security’: Sundering the Intergenerational Bond?....Pages 27-46 Front Matter....Pages 47-47 AIDS and the future of the African State....Pages 49-70 The Unattended Dimension: AIDS and Governability in Africa....Pages 71-86 Multi-Sectoral Response to HIV/AIDS in the Context of Global Funding: Experiences from Uganda....Pages 87-96 Governance Matters for AIDS: But what about the politics? Lessons from South Africa and Uganda....Pages 97-122 Male Involvement in Uganda: Challenges and Opportunities....Pages 123-137 Front Matter....Pages 139-139 Global Struggles, Local Contexts: Prospects for a Southern African AIDS Feminism....Pages 141-155 ‘Brothers are Doing it For Themselves’: Remaking Masculinities in South Africa....Pages 156-176 Gender, Sexuality and Global Linkages in the History of South African AIDS Activism, 1982–94....Pages 177-198 Surviving Politics and the Politics of Surviving: Understanding Community Mobilization in South Africa....Pages 199-222 Front Matter....Pages 223-223 From Global to Local and Back to Global: The Articulation of Politics, Knowledge and Assistance in Brazilian Responses to AIDS....Pages 225-241 Mechanisms of Representation and Coordination of the Brazilian AIDS Responses: A Perspective from Civil Society....Pages 242-254 AIDS and Civil Belonging: Disease Management and Political Change in Thailand and Laos....Pages 255-273 Front Matter....Pages 275-275 Governing AIDS: Globalization, the State and Civil Society....Pages 277-296 Back Matter....Pages 297-304 Introduction : the politics of AIDS / Maj-Lis Follér & Håkan Thörn State fragility, human security and HIV / Dennis Altman A long wave event : HIV/AIDS, politics, governance and 'security' : sundering the intergenerational bond? / Tony Barnett AIDS and the future of the African state / Nana K. Poku The unattended dimension : AIDS and governability in Africa / Bertil Egero and Mikael Hammarskjold Multi-sectoral response to HIV/AIDS in the context of global funding : experiences from Uganda / Edward K. Kirumira Governance matters for AIDS : but what about the politics? : lessons from South Africa and Uganda / Peris Jones & Kjersti Koffeld Male involvement in Uganda : challenges and opportunities / Fred Henry Bateganya ... [et al.] Global struggles, local contexts : prospects for a Southern African AIDS feminism / Suzanne Leclerc-Madlala 'Brothers are doing it for themselves' : remaking masculinities in South Africa / Steven Robins Gender, sexuality and global linkages in the history of South African Aids activism, 1982-94 / Mandisa Mbali Surviving politics and the politics of surviving : understanding community mobilization in South Africa / May Chazan From global to local and back to global : the articulation of politics, knowledge and assistance in Brazilian responses to AIDS / Cristiana Bastos Mechanisms of representation and coordination in the Brazilian AIDS response : a perspective from civil society / Veriano Terto Jr and Jonathan García AIDS and civil belonging : disease management and political change in Thailand and Laos / Chris Lyttleton Governing AIDS : globalization, the state and civil society / Håkan Thörn & Maj-Lis Follér. "HIV/AIDS is a major political challenge of our time. For more than two decades various initiatives have been implemented in an attempt to respond to the disease - by governments, research communities, transnational corporations and in the context of civil society. the politics of HIV/AIDS has become increasingly transnational, as nation states in the global North have extended their programmes across borders, and transnational networks composed of international bodies, NGOs, social movements and private foundations have increased their activities. This book argues that the politics of AIDS must be understood as part of contemporary globalization. Including an impressive cast of international contributors, The Politics of AIDS offers a unique analysis of HIV/AIDS on a local, national and global scale."--BOOK JACKET

HIV/AIDS is one of the major political challenges of our time. For more than two decades, various initiatives have been taken to respond to the disease, not just by governments, but also by research communities, transnational corporations and in the context of civil society. Based on empirical observations from different parts of the world, this book addresses the fact that HIV/AIDS has become increasingly transnational, as nation states extend their programs across broders.