Social Movements and HIV/AIDS in Brazil

该项目将调查过去15年来巴西围绕艾滋病相关问题出现的社会运动，重点是社区一级的政治和社会（卫生）动员问题。它将具体研究1)这场社会运动如何反映早期的艾滋病运动，2)这场运动如何影响社会对艾滋病的反应，3)这场运动如何塑造了国家政策和项目，以及4)这场运动如何影响了艾滋病本身。该研究小组由两名美国人和两名巴西人组成，他们都有研究艾滋病问题的经验。它将采用多站点的方法，在巴西的五个城市收集数据。这项研究将有助于通过有效的社会项目和政策来对抗这种疾病的传播。它也将有助于我们对社会运动的创造和功效所固有的过程的理论理解。

This project will investigate the social movement that has emerged around AIDS-related issues in Brazil over the last 15 years, focusing on issues of political and social (health) mobilization at the community level. It will specifically examine 1) how this social movement reflects earlier AIDs movements, 2) how this movement has influenced social responses to the epidemic, 3) how state policies and programs have been shaped by the movement, and 4) how the epidemic itself has been affected by the movement. The team of researchers is composed to two Americans and two Brazilians, all experienced in studying AIDS issues. It will adopt a multi-sited approach, gathering data in five Brazilian cities. The research will contribute to efforts to combat the spread of the disease through effective social programs and policies. It will also contribute to our theoretical understanding of the processes inherent in the creation and efficacy of social movements.