Introduction: the role of civil society in healthcare systems reforms

Guido Giarelli; Ellen Carol Annandale; Carlo Ruzza

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.10.046

Introduction: the role of civil society in healthcare systems reforms

Guido Giarelli, Ellen Carol Annandale, Carlo Ruzza

Department of Sociology

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Abstract

The articles in this Special Issue of Social Science & Medicine document the influence of the growing involvement of civil society in the health sector internationally. They examine the multiple, and, in some cases contested, roles that civil society organisations (CSOs) can play in response to both demand-related strains on health systems and changes in the role and structures of the state. To set a context for the articles which follow, this introduction situates civil society and CSOs generally within the contemporary crisis of health systems and considers their role as a tool of health governance. It also draws attention to the contested theoretical and definitional issues surrounding research and practice on the role of CSOs in the delivery of care and health advocacy and their place in health systems reform.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	160-167
Number of pages	8
Journal	Social Science & Medicine
Volume	123
Early online date	23 Oct 2014
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.10.046
Publication status	Published - Dec 2014

Keywords

Health systems

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