“Scientific and Legal Opportunities” for the U.S. Drug and AIDS Movement

“Scientific and Legal Opportunities” for the U.S. Drug and AIDS Movement

This article examines the drug and AIDS movement in the United States of the mid-1980s, particularly the one that developed in New York City. Within social movement theory, the “political opportunity” perspective seems appropriate to analyze such a movement; however, unlike what this model suggests,...

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Main Author: Gilbert Elbaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Université des Antilles 2014-12-01
Series:Études Caribéennes
Subjects:
american civilization
drug and HIV/AIDS movement
social movement
Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/etudescaribeennes/7171
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american civilization
drug and HIV/AIDS movement
social movement
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title “Scientific and Legal Opportunities” for the U.S. Drug and AIDS Movement
title_short “Scientific and Legal Opportunities” for the U.S. Drug and AIDS Movement
title_full “Scientific and Legal Opportunities” for the U.S. Drug and AIDS Movement
title_fullStr “Scientific and Legal Opportunities” for the U.S. Drug and AIDS Movement
title_full_unstemmed “Scientific and Legal Opportunities” for the U.S. Drug and AIDS Movement
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publisher Université des Antilles
series Études Caribéennes
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1961-859X
publishDate 2014-12-01
description This article examines the drug and AIDS movement in the United States of the mid-1980s, particularly the one that developed in New York City. Within social movement theory, the “political opportunity” perspective seems appropriate to analyze such a movement; however, unlike what this model suggests, it is contended that “scientific and legal opportunities” rather than “political opportunities” account for the movement’s relative success between the mid-1980s and the mid-1990s.
topic american civilization
drug and HIV/AIDS movement
social movement
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