The dynamics of patient organizations in europe

Patient organizations today play a major role in the scientific, economic and political arenas. They have become the quasi-obliged partners of researchers, industrialists and political authorities. This book investigates this quite recent configuration by offering an in-depth exploration of three thematic issues:

To what social and political stakes are patient organizations confronted as regards the transformation, production, circulation, and governance of knowledge?

The involvement of patient organizations in the economic world is acknowledged as confrontational, especially when it comes to relationships with the pharmaceutical industry. To what extent do opposition, "instrumentalization", or cooperation constitute relevant models if we are to account for the multifaceted relationships between patient organizations and economic actors?

Patient organisations are the structuring actors of networks, coalitions, and collectives throughout Europe. What social and poli