عنوان

Womens Rights Movements as a Measure of African Democracy

شماره

LA115139

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انگلیسی

عنوان اصلي

Womens Rights Movements as a Measure of African Democracy

نام عام مواد

[Article]

نام نخستين پديدآور

Judith Van Allen

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

Leiden

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Brill

متن يادداشت

"The currently dominant neoliberal narrative of democratization in Africa is silent on women, focussing (as have the dominant narratives on colonialism and nationalism before it) on conflicts between male elites. This paper, using the case of Botswana, is intended as a contribution to a counternarrative of democratization that focuses on women's groups, along with trade unions, civic groups and other popular forces, as a basis for "democratization from below." The inclusion of women in both politics and scholarly narratives is not only a question of equity. Examining the conditions that make it possible for women's groups to organize and to succeed can provide a useful measure of the substantive democracy in a system, an understanding of the class base needed for effective women's mobilization and protection of their rights, and an idea of how women's groups might develop as part of effective coalitions seeking popular democracy. The currently dominant neoliberal narrative of democratization in Africa is silent on women, focussing (as have the dominant narratives on colonialism and nationalism before it) on conflicts between male elites. This paper, using the case of Botswana, is intended as a contribution to a counternarrative of democratization that focuses on women's groups, along with trade unions, civic groups and other popular forces, as a basis for "democratization from below." The inclusion of women in both politics and scholarly narratives is not only a question of equity. Examining the conditions that make it possible for women's groups to organize and to succeed can provide a useful measure of the substantive democracy in a system, an understanding of the class base needed for effective women's mobilization and protection of their rights, and an idea of how women's groups might develop as part of effective coalitions seeking popular democracy."

تاريخ نشر

2001

توصيف ظاهري

39-63

عنوان

Journal of Asian and African Studies

شماره جلد

36/1

شماره استاندارد بين المللي پياييندها

1568-5217

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Judith Van Allen

شماره بازیابی

10.1163/156852101300143082

نام الکترونيکي

فرمت انتشار

p

نوع ماده

[Article]

کد کاربرگه

275578

سطح دسترسي

a

تكميل شده

Y