State-Sponsored Activism - Bureaucrats and Social Movements in Democratic Brazil

Through a study of AIDS policy, this book introduces a new model of state-society relations in democratic Brazil.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. A new approach to studying civil society; 2. Grievances, resources, and opportunities: the initial success of Brazil's AIDS movement; 3. Transformations in the state; 4. Expanding the movement from above; 5. Expanding the movement from below; 6. A new model of social-movement mobilization; 7. Re-examining state-society relations in the twenty-first century.

About the author

Jessica Rich is Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Marquette University, Wisconsin. She has also held positions as a visiting fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science, and as a postdoctoral fellow at Tulane University's Center for Inter-American Policy and Research.

Summary

State-Sponsored Activism proposes a new model of state-society relations, and explains how social movements can survive over time without falling prey to co-optation. For a broad audience of students, scholars, and policymakers, this is a definitive text for those interested in learning about Brazil's movement to fight HIV/AIDS.

Product details

• Authors: Jessica A. J. Rich, Jessica A. J. (Marquette University Rich
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781108456807
• ISBN: 978-1-108-45680-7
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Ethnic Studies, Brazil, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, Political activism, Political science & theory, Comparative Politics, Political science and theory, Hispanic & Latino Studies, Political activism / Political engagement