activism, advocacy, and governance in the twenty-first century
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Hawkesworth, Mary
- Publish Year
- 2012
- Shelfmark
- WER 6 2012 - B
- Thesaurus
- politieke participatie, burgerschap, identiteit, etniciteit, internet, quota, politici, ngo's, gelijke behandeling, VN, CEDAW Treaty for the Rights of Women, internationale organisaties
- Description
- This book provides an overview of women’s political activism, comparing formal and informal channels of power from official institutions of state to grassroots mobilizations and Internet campaigns. Illuminating the politics of identity enmeshed in local, national, and global gender orders, this book explores women's creation of national and international global citizenshipand presents challenges facing racial and gender justice.