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.
'This book provides a timely analysis of the interplay between AIDS, globalization and power. Follér and Thörn have managed to assemble important perspectives on the greatest tragedy of our time, and do so by elucidating interdependent levels of analysis'
Professor Pieter Fourie, University of Johannesburg
'Political scientists were slow to engage with AIDS, but this book redresses that gap. Follér and Thörn have assembled an impressive collection of well written papers that cover key aspects of the politics of AIDS in a changing world.'
Professor Alan Whiteside, Director of the Health Economics & HIV/AIDS Research Division
INTRODUCTION
The Politics of AIDS; M.Follér & H.Thörn
PART ONE: AIDS, SECURITY AND GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
State Fragility, Human Security and HIV; D.Altman
A Long Wave Event: HIV/AIDS, Politics, Governance and 'Security': Sundering the Intergenerational Bond?; T.Barnett
PART TWO: AIDS AND THE AFRICAN STATE IN THE CONTEXT OF GLOBALIZATION
The AIDS Epidemic and the Fragility of the African State; N.Poku
The Unattended Dimension: AIDS and Governability in Africa; B.Egerö & M.Hammarskjöld
Multi-Sectoral Response to HIV/AIDS in the Context of Global Funding: Experiences from Uganda; E.K.Kirumira
Governance Matters for AIDS: But What About the Politics? Lessons from South Africa and Uganda; P.Jones & K.Koffeld
Male Involvement in Uganda: Challenges and Opportunities; F.H.Bateganya, S.Kyomuhendo, G.Jagwe-Wadda & C.C.Opesen
PART THREE: RESPONSES FROM CIVIL SOCIETY: AFRICA
Global Struggles, Local Contexts: Prospects for a Southern African AIDS Feminism; S.Leclerc-Madlala
'Brothers are Doing it For Themselves': Remaking Masculinities in South Africa; S.Robins
Gender, Sexuality and Global Linkages in the History of South African AIDS Activism; M.Mbali
Surviving Politics and the Politics of Surviving: Understanding Community Mobilization in South Africa; M.Chazan
PART FOUR: RESPONSES FROM CIVIL SOCIETY: LATIN AMERICA AND ASIA
From Global to Local and Back to Global: The Articulation of Politics, Knowledge and Assistance in Brazilian Responses to AIDS; C.Bastos
Mechanisms of Representation and Coordination in the Brazilian AIDS Response: A Perspective From Civil Society; V.Terto Jr & J.Garcia
AIDS and Civil Belonging: Converging Currents in Thailand and Laos; C.Lyttleton
CONCLUSION
Governing AIDS: Globalization, the State and Civil Society; H.Thörn & M.Follér
MAJ-LIS FOLLÉR is Associate Professor in Latin American Studies at University of Gothenburg, Sweden. She is currently working with AIDS related research in Brazil, with a focus on AIDS policy, civil society and race issues.
HÅKAN THÖRN is Professor at the Department of Sociology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. His recent publications include Anti-Apartheid and the Emergence of a Global Civil Society, Global Civil Society: More or Less Democracy? (co-edited) and No Name Fever: AIDS in the Age of Globalization (co-edited with Maj-Lis Follér).
Description
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.
Reviews
'This book provides a timely analysis of the interplay between AIDS, globalization and power. Follér and Thörn have managed to assemble important perspectives on the greatest tragedy of our time, and do so by elucidating interdependent levels of analysis'
Professor Pieter Fourie, University of Johannesburg
'Political scientists were slow to engage with AIDS, but this book redresses that gap. Follér and Thörn have assembled an impressive collection of well written papers that cover key aspects of the politics of AIDS in a changing world.'
Professor Alan Whiteside, Director of the Health Economics & HIV/AIDS Research Division
Contents
INTRODUCTION
The Politics of AIDS; M.Follér & H.Thörn
PART ONE: AIDS, SECURITY AND GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
State Fragility, Human Security and HIV; D.Altman
A Long Wave Event: HIV/AIDS, Politics, Governance and 'Security': Sundering the Intergenerational Bond?; T.Barnett
PART TWO: AIDS AND THE AFRICAN STATE IN THE CONTEXT OF GLOBALIZATION
The AIDS Epidemic and the Fragility of the African State; N.Poku
The Unattended Dimension: AIDS and Governability in Africa; B.Egerö & M.Hammarskjöld
Multi-Sectoral Response to HIV/AIDS in the Context of Global Funding: Experiences from Uganda; E.K.Kirumira
Governance Matters for AIDS: But What About the Politics? Lessons from South Africa and Uganda; P.Jones & K.Koffeld
Male Involvement in Uganda: Challenges and Opportunities; F.H.Bateganya, S.Kyomuhendo, G.Jagwe-Wadda & C.C.Opesen
PART THREE: RESPONSES FROM CIVIL SOCIETY: AFRICA
Global Struggles, Local Contexts: Prospects for a Southern African AIDS Feminism; S.Leclerc-Madlala
'Brothers are Doing it For Themselves': Remaking Masculinities in South Africa; S.Robins
Gender, Sexuality and Global Linkages in the History of South African AIDS Activism; M.Mbali
Surviving Politics and the Politics of Surviving: Understanding Community Mobilization in South Africa; M.Chazan
PART FOUR: RESPONSES FROM CIVIL SOCIETY: LATIN AMERICA AND ASIA
From Global to Local and Back to Global: The Articulation of Politics, Knowledge and Assistance in Brazilian Responses to AIDS; C.Bastos
Mechanisms of Representation and Coordination in the Brazilian AIDS Response: A Perspective From Civil Society; V.Terto Jr & J.Garcia
AIDS and Civil Belonging: Converging Currents in Thailand and Laos; C.Lyttleton
CONCLUSION
Governing AIDS: Globalization, the State and Civil Society; H.Thörn & M.Follér
Authors
MAJ-LIS FOLLÉR is Associate Professor in Latin American Studies at University of Gothenburg, Sweden. She is currently working with AIDS related research in Brazil, with a focus on AIDS policy, civil society and race issues.
HÅKAN THÖRN is Professor at the Department of Sociology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. His recent publications include Anti-Apartheid and the Emergence of a Global Civil Society, Global Civil Society: More or Less Democracy? (co-edited) and No Name Fever: AIDS in the Age of Globalization (co-edited with Maj-Lis Follér).
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