Year: 2020
Type: book-chapter
Abstract: Chapter 4 delves into the analysis of the social movement scene of health, by focusing on the advent of social clinics and the provision of primary healthcare services free of charge.The exclusion of almost one third of the Greek population from the health system triggered the expansion of social clinics across the country and granted them a contentious role.By paying attention to the clinics' organizational structure and decision-making systems, resources and identity, the chapter explores the contentious mechanisms that shaped the rise of the clinics, their coordination and the solidarity network of drugs distribution.At the same time, the analysis of the boundary enlargement process touches upon the clinics' relations with state and municipal authorities.
Author: Haris Malamidis
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4246315895