Abstract:
This thesis studies the dynamics of framings and mobilization of the rural doctor movement. It aims at answering the key questionswhy the rural doctor movement has succeeded in pushing healthcare system reform, and what the dynamics of movements framings and mobilization are. In doing so, it investigates three social movement frameworks: resource mobilization; framing process; and political opportunity structure theories. In data collecting process, this thesis uses documentary analysis along with in-depth interviews with 33 key informants. The analysis portrays that the dynamics of framings and mobilization of the rural doctor movement can be separated into 3 crucial phases: first, the movements establishment in 1978 to 1992 where the movement was a professional gathering that moved under ministry of healths official systems structure, using development and inequality reduction concepts; second, after the 1992 Black May to 2002 where the movement had transformed from a professional movement to become one of the healthcare system reform and participatory democracy development movements under concepts of participation, and resource and power redistribution, by building cooperation with non-governmental organization networks and creating alliance with political elites to push political opportunity structure through the eighth national economic and social development plan along with the 1997 constitution that granted the movement prospect to successfully found the Sor Organizations; third, 2002 to 2017 where the Sor Organizations network had been operated as healthcare reforms resource mobilizing bodies under well-being and resource and power redistribution concepts that allowed the rural doctor movement to mobilize tremendous resources from the state in order to autonomously support the movements of the movement and its network. That had created duo autonomy state in the healthcare systems structure. The thesis argues that the rural doctor movement successfully adjusted framings and mobilization and worked accordingly with political opportunity structure change. This is a vital key that helps the rural doctor movement efficiently pushed healthcare system reform and reached out to political eliteswhether elected through democratic system, or not. In parallel, they collaboratively worked with social movements to promote political participation.