Solidarities Beyond Borders: Transnationalizing Women's Movements - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0774817968 ISBN 13: 9780774817967

Publisher: UBC Press, 2011

Synopsis

Scholars of social movements tend to overlook the achievements and political significance of women’s movements. Through theoretical discussions and empirical examples, Solidarities Beyond Borders demonstrates the creativity and dynamism of transnational women’s movements around the world.

These timely case studies from North America, Latin America, and Southeast Asia introduce feminists, activists, and scholars to the benefits and challenges of building relationships, dialogues, and perspectives that extend beyond the boundaries of nation-states and disciplines. The contributors open a dialogue between feminist theorists and scholars of social movements in other disciplines in order to foster mutual recognition of common interests and identities. Although feminists and women’s groups face challenges as they build solidarities beyond borders, this book makes the case that these links can be extended to embrace other progressive movements and their goals.

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About the Author

Pascale Dufour is an associate professor of political science at the University of Montreal. Dominique Masson is an associate professor at the Institute of Women’s Studies and in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Ottawa. Dominique Caouette is an associate professor of political science at the University of Montreal.

Contributors: Elsa Beaulieu, Janet Conway, Carmen Díaz Alba, Sylvia Estrada-Claudio, Débora Lopreite, Lenore Lyons, and Diane Matte

Edition details

• Publisher: UBC Press
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0774817968
• ISBN 13: 9780774817967
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 280
• Editor: Dufour Pascale, Masson Dominique, Caouette Dominique