Feminist Agendas and Democracy in Latin America

Herausgeber: Jaquette, Jane S

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

""Feminist Agendas and Democracy in Latin America" is a timely intervention in debates that should matter to feminists everywhere. Using freshly collected data, the authors evaluate questions like the impact of gender quotas on politics, the relationship between global feminism and national policies, and the impact of neoliberal restructuring and democratic transition on specific women's movements. Engaging and clear, the essays offer new insights into issues that demand our attention."--Gay W. Seidman, author of "Beyond the Boycott: Labor Rights, Human Rights, and Transnational Activism"

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Duke University Press
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Juli 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 224mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 386g
• ISBN-13: 9780822344490
• ISBN-10: 0822344491
• Artikelnr.: 25941491

Autorenporträt

Jane S. Jaquette, ed.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments vii
Introduction / Jane S. Jacquette i
Part I. Feminism and the State
1. Feminist Politics in Contemporary Chile: From the Democratic Transition
to Bachelet / Marcela Ríos Tobar 21
2. Gender Quotas, Candidate Selection, and Electoral Campaigns: Comparing
Argentina and Brazil / Jutta Marx, Jutta Borner, and Mariana Caminotti 45
3. Feminist Activism in a Changing Political Context: Venezuela / Gioconda
Espina 65
Part II. Legal Strategies and Democratic Institutions
4. The Effectiveness of Legal Strategies in Argentina / Beatríz Kohen 83
5. Violence against Women in Brazil: International Litigation and Local
Advances / Flávia Piovesan 113
6. Gender and Human Rights: Lessons from the Peruvian Truth and
Reconciliation Commission / Julissa Mantilla Falcón 129
Part III. International and Cross-Border Activities
7. International Feminisms: The World Social Forum / Virginia Vargs 145
8. Social Accountability and Citizen Participation: Are Latin American
Governments Meeting Their Commitments to Gender Equity? / Teresa Valdés and
Alina Donoso 165
9. Violence and Activism at the Mexico-United States Border: Women,
Migration, and Obstacles to Justice / Kathleen Staudt and Gabriela Montoya
186
10. Feminist Activism and the Challenges of Democracy / Jane S. Jacquette
208
Bibliography 219
Contributors 243
Index 247