Date of Completion
Spring 5-10-2009
Thesis Advisor(s)
Shareen Hertel
Honors Major
Political Science
Disciplines
Health Policy | Medicine and Health | Other International and Area Studies | Other Political Science | Other Public Health | Other Social and Behavioral Sciences | Political Science
Abstract
South Africa is known to have the largest HIV epidemic in the world with 5.7 million people currently living with HIV, according to UNAIDS. In light of the crisis, South Africa's Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) has led the social movement for increased treatment access for people living with HIV through lobbying the government, multinational pharmaceutical companies, and grassroots campaigning. Since it's founding a decade ago, TAC has been highly acclaimed both regionally and internationally for its success. In order to determine the success of this social movement organization, social movement theories, such as mobilization potential, external political opportunity structure, and framing of the social context of issues will be examined. The assessment of TAC's success will be made based on two outcomes: political outcome and social/cultural outcome. The assessment of TAC's success, using this framework has shown that TAC is a successful social movement organization overall.
Recommended Citation
Cho, Jung, "The Treatment Action Campaign's First Decade: Success Achieved?" (2009). Honors Scholar Theses. 102.
https://digitalcommons.lib.uconn.edu/srhonors_theses/102