Can charity and rights-based movements be allies in the fight against HIV/Aids? Bridging mobilisations in the United States and sub-Saharan Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2140551 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Patricia Siplon (Saint Michael's College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 187-205 |
| Publication date | 2013-08-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0008-3968 • E-ISSN: 1923-3051 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00083968.2013.829954 |
| OpenAlex | W1552085120 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 11 |
The activist-fuelled responses to HIV/AIDS around the world have resulted in unprecedented changes to the way infectious disease is defined and treated and in the mobilisation of resources for treatment in developing countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. However, the communities that have been critical sources of response are widely divergent. In the United States, where the epidemic was first identified, the strongest response was within the gay community, with its attendant rights-based orientation. In sub-Saharan Africa, faith-based communities have been critical actors, and have generally taken a charity-based approach to their work. As globalisation and the successes of the global AIDS movement draw these groups into closer contact, the question of whether these divergent approaches can work in alliance becomes ever more important. In this paper I use the concepts of collective identity and framing to examine the development of both approaches and to suggest that the activity of frame extension may be a helpful tool in bridging divergent approaches
Alliance · Developing country · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Faith · Framing (construction) · Geography · Globalization · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) · Human rights · Political economy · Political science · Sociology · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues · Law · Medicine · Religion, Society, and Development · Sex work and related issues · Virology
| Highly cited | No |
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