Doctoral Dissertation Research: The AIDS Movement in China 1989-2009

SES-1129665 Elizabeth Armstong Yan Long密歇根大学安娜堡分校博士论文研究：项目摘要中国的艾滋病运动1989- 2009新兴跨国机构在国家和地方层面的公共卫生管理中发挥着越来越重要的作用。虽然国家仍然是关键行为体，但新形式的卫生治理涉及更广泛的非国家行为体和行动主义。然而，一些大型经济体，如中国，对全球治理的影响力有所抵制。该项目结合了比较历史和民族志的方法来研究是否，如何，以及有什么后果的全球机构影响国内的集体行动在强大的国家。本项目聚焦于中国这个世界上最大的专制政权，以两个研究问题为指导：1）尽管在此期间国内政治镇压有所增长，但过渡性卫生机构如何以及为什么促进了中国艾滋病运动的兴起和扩散？2)为什么中国艾滋病运动在增加国际参与的过程中，导致了一些组织的扩大和另一些组织的解散？国际制度对国内政治的影响是社会学、政治学、国际关系学和法学等诸多学科的重要理论问题。本研究项目直接回答了这一问题，并将为社会运动研究以及全球化和有争议的政治文献做出概念性贡献。更广泛的影响政策制定者、活动家和学者都表示迫切需要评估当前国际治理体系的变化。对中国专制政权的研究将确定有助于地方政治动员和民主传播的因素。该项目还将通过对全球一级新体制安排的政治、社会和文化后果进行有效分析，帮助在公共对话和批判性学术研究之间架起桥梁。在当今健康风险和机遇不断变化的世界中，发展更广泛的公共卫生治理为基层群体提供了参与机会。这项研究的发现将通过为资助机构和卫生保健计划设计者提供见解，在全球艾滋病领域进行重要干预。

SES-1129665Elizabeth ArmstongYan LongUniversity of Michigan Ann ArborDoctoral Dissertation Research: Project SummaryTHE AIDS MOVEMENT IN CHINA 1989-2009Emerging transnational institutions are playing an increasingly significant role in governing public health at the national and local levels. While states continue to be key actors, the new form of health governance involves a broader range of non-state actors and activism. However, some large economies, such as China, are resistant to the enlarged influence of global governance. This project combines comparative historical and ethnography methods to study whether, how, and with what consequences global institutions affect domestic collective action in strong states. Focusing on China, the world's largest authoritarian regime, this project is guided by two research questions: 1) How and why did transitional health institutions promote the rise and proliferation of an AIDS movement in China, despite the growth of domestic political repression during this period? 2) Why did the same process of increasing international engagement for the Chinese AIDS movement result in the expansion of some groups and demobilization of others?The impact of international institutions on domestic politics is of major theoretical interests to many academic fields, such as sociology, political science, international relations, and law. This research project speaks directly to this question, and will make conceptual contribution to both social movement studies specifically, and to globalization and contentious politics literature in general.Broader ImpactPolicy-makers, activists, and scholars have expressed urgency for evaluating current changes in international governance systems. Research on the authoritarian Chinese regime will identify factors that contribute to local political mobilization and the spread of democracy. This project will also help bridge both public dialog and critical academic studies by providing a valid analysis of the political, social and cultural consequences of new institutional arrangements at the global level. In today's world of changing health risks and opportunities, the development of a broader public health governance opens up participation to grassroots groups. This study's findings will make an important intervention in the field of global AIDS by providing insight to funding agencies and health care program designers.