Twenty Years of Mobilising around AIDS in China: The Main Actors and Influences behind Organisational Growth.

AIDS-related work and advocacy is one field that has spurred considerable activity among Chinese NGOs in the past two decades. This article explains processes leading to institutional changes that are necessary for allowing more NGOs to emerge and operate, and shows how international, domestic and l...

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Published in:	Asian Studies Review Vol. 39; no. 4; pp. 609 - 628
Main Author:	Gåsemyr, Hans Jørgen
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Dec2015
Subjects:	Nongovernmental organizations Civil society AIDS & society HIV Social conditions in China China
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Summary:	AIDS-related work and advocacy is one field that has spurred considerable activity among Chinese NGOs in the past two decades. This article explains processes leading to institutional changes that are necessary for allowing more NGOs to emerge and operate, and shows how international, domestic and local actors and influences have steered developments leading to organisational growth. The article applies new institutionalism theory and highlights differences between formal and informal institutions in explaining change and continuity for NGOs and their relations to state and government in this particular field.