Lawirowanie. Praktyki w świecie polityki HIV/AIDS
Maneuvering. Practices in the HIV/AIDS Policy Worlds

Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes various activist practices in the field of HIV/AIDS policy in Poland by introducing an emic category of maneuvering (Pol. lawirowanie). On the one hand, maneuvering means constant verifying, negotiating and confirming the possibilities of taking action and their limits in a given field. On the other hand, the notion demonstrates active engagement, mobilizing and organizing against the odds as well as navigating in the field of the policy. The analysis is based on qualitative research (observation, oral history interviews and archival research) conducted among the activists and professionals working in the field of HIV/AIDS. The article applies an anthropological conceptual framework of “policy worlds” to examine how HIV/AIDS policies are lived, understood, negotiated and sustained by different social actors. The analysis is focused on prophylactic measures centered on condoms as well as the actions pursued in the context of limited financial resources.

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