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9780822344377

Feminist Agendas and Democracy in Latin America

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  • ISBN13:

    9780822344377

  • ISBN10:

    0822344378

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2009-07-01
  • Publisher: Duke Univ Pr

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"This is an important, timely, and fascinating examination of women, feminism, and democratization in Latin America. It is also a terrific read and another major contribution by Jane S. Jaquette, who has brought together a first-rate team of authors with extensive knowledge of the countries about which they write."--Valentine Moghadam, author of "Globalizing Women: Transnational Feminist Networks"

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Feminism and the State
Feminist Politics in Contemporary Chile: From the Democratic Transition to Bachelet
Gender Quotas, Candidate Selection, and Electoral Campaigns: Comparing Argentina and Brazil
Feminist Activism in a Changing Political Context: Venezuela
Legal Strategies and Democratic Institutions
The Effectiveness of Legal Strategies in Argentina
Violence against Women in Brazil: International Litigation and Local Advances
Gender and Human Rights: Lessons from the Peruvian Truth and Reconciliation Commission
International and Cross-Border Activities
International Feminisms: The World Social Forum
Social Accountability and Citizen Participation: Are Latin American Governments Meeting Their Commitments to Gender Equity?
Violence and Activism at the Mexico-United States Border: Women, Migration, and Obstacles to Justice
Feminist Activism and the Challenges of Democracy
Bibliography
Contributors
Index
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