ISBN:
0415978475
,
9780415978477
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xix, 213 p)
,
ill
,
24 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
African studies
Parallel Title:
Print version Social Movements and Democracy in Africa : The Impact of Women's Struggle for Equal Rights in Botswana
DDC:
305.42096883
Keywords:
Women's rights
;
Social movements
Abstract:
This book examines social movements in Africa, analyzing how they emerge and how they may impact public policy, the legal and political situation, and the society by focusing on the following question: How do women's political and legal rights get extended and institutionalized in a patriarchal democratic society? Leslie discusse women's activism in Botswana which, despite being a leading democracy in Africa, maintained discriminatory laws and policies. The book provides a detailed theoretical analysis and measurement of the impact of women's struggle for their rights in the patriarchal democr
Description / Table of Contents:
Front cover; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Situating a Social Movement in Botswana; 2. Human Rights and Social Movements in Africa; 3. Social Movements and the State; 4. Women and the State in Botswana; 5. Emang Basadi in the Policy Process; 6. The Impact of Emang Basadi; 7. Conclusions: Social Movements in Africa; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Appendix D; Appendix E; Appendix F; Appendix G; Appendix H; Appendix I; Appendix J; Appendix K; Notes; References; Index; Back cover
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-206) and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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