These contributions about what feminism can offer Aboriginal women in their struggles for equality include theoretical chapters, stories of political activism and personal accounts of developing political consciousness as Aboriginal feminists.
The colonial ties of the Nordic countries are usually regarded as weak, their international relations being characterised by development aid, peace building or cooperation, rather than by colonialism or imperialism. This book presents a more complex analysis, introducing the concept of 'colonial complicity' to enlighten the ways in which the northern European countries continue to take part in (post)colonial processes: 'exporting civilisation' in the form of their national self-images in respect of welfare state models and achievements in gender equality. Analyzing the manner in which Nordic countries are marked by both cultural and economic colonial relations, it offers a perspective on the analysis of Europe and colonialism, along with its material, political and ethical consequences.With an analysis of welfare state practices and the effects of the gender equality discourse in relation to 'race' and ethnicity, this volume shows how images of achieved gender equality can be used to construct dichotomous divisions between the 'nation' and its 'others', 'us' and 'them'.