ISBN:
9781108919258
,
9781108825962
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (84 pages)
,
digital, PDF file(s).
Series Statement:
Cambridge elements. Elements in politics and society in Latin America
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
305.42098
Keywords:
Feminism Case studies
;
Pro-choice movement Case studies
;
Women Case studies Political activity
Abstract:
This Element analyzes the features of current feminist movements in Latin America and their responses to conservative reactions. For this, it focuses on the pro-choice movement vis-à-vis the anti-abortion countermovement in Mexico and Brazil. It offers a relational approach embracing the dynamics within the feminist field and between feminism and the state to capture the movements' potential effects. First, the Element proposes the concept of nested feminist networks, which comprises of three dimensions revealing the plurality of the movement across intersectional and sexual identity issues (horizontal), its relationship with the multifaceted state (vertical), and the intermediation of political parties and participatory institutions in this relationship (intermediary). Second, it argues that nested networks allow feminists to enable policies and block actions from conservatives. In sum, it explores how feminists, leveraging their plurality and connection with the state, can counter conservative attacks.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 26 Oct 2022)
DOI:
10.1017/9781108919258
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108919258
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