The Politics of AIDS

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.

'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

Auteur
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).

Contenu
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