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Book SynopsisState-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.
Trade Review'Jessica Rich breaks new ground in the study of the conditions under which social movements can endure and work with state institutions to advance their policy goals. Her study of the interaction between AIDS activists and bureaucrats in Brazil challenges much of the conventional wisdom about the political impact of social movements and their relations to the state. This is a rare book that promises to change the way scholars think about state-civil society relations and the politics of social policy reform.' Kenneth M. Roberts, Richard J. Schwartz Professor of Government, Cornell University, New York
'This book sets a new agenda for scholars of social movements, interest representation, policy-making, and public health. Contrary to popular notion that corporatism is a relic of the past, Jessica Rich argues that state actors in the twenty-first century remain deeply involved in shaping and subsidizing groups in civil society. Her innovative contribution to theories of state-society relations is embedded in a revealing analysis of Brazil's stunning policy success - addressing the HIV/AIDS epidemic.' David Collier, Chancellor's Professor Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley
Table of ContentsIntroduction; 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.
