Women and the Remaking of Politics in Southern Africa
Title | Women and the Remaking of Politics in Southern Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Gisela G. Geisler |
Publisher | Nordic Africa Institute |
Pages | 248 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9789171065155 |
This study looks at womens stuggle in Southern Africa where the last ten years have seen the most pervasive success stories on the African continent.Tracing the history of womens involvement in anti-colonial struggles and against apartheid, the book analyses post-colonial outcomes and examines the strategies employed by womens movements to gain a foothold in politics.
Ringing Up the Changes
Title | Ringing Up the Changes PDF eBook |
Author | Colleen Lowe Morna |
Publisher | |
Pages | 292 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN |
No Shortcuts to Power
Title | No Shortcuts to Power PDF eBook |
Author | Anne Marie Goetz |
Publisher | Zed Books |
Pages | 260 |
Release | 2003-05 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9781842771471 |
Whatever other shortcomings of representative democracy may be apparent in our world today, one issue that clearly remains only partially resolved is the participation and policy impact of one half of the population--women. This comparative study examines this issue in the context of two African countries, South Africa and Uganda, both of which have accomplished much more at the level of women's political participation than most African or indeed other countries.
Women's Organizations and Democracy in South Africa
Title | Women's Organizations and Democracy in South Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Shireen Hassim |
Publisher | Univ of Wisconsin Press |
Pages | 374 |
Release | 2006-06-26 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0299213838 |
The transition to democracy in South Africa was one of the defining events in twentieth-century political history. The South African women’s movement is one of the most celebrated on the African continent. Shireen Hassim examines interactions between the two as she explores the gendered nature of liberation and regime change. Her work reveals how women’s political organizations both shaped and were shaped by the broader democratic movement. Alternately asserting their political independence and giving precedence to the democratic movement as a whole, women activists proved flexible and remarkably successful in influencing policy. At the same time, their feminism was profoundly shaped by the context of democratic and nationalist ideologies. In reading the last twenty-five years of South African history through a feminist framework, Hassim offers fresh insights into the interactions between civil society, political parties, and the state. Hassim boldly confronts sensitive issues such as the tensions between autonomy and political dependency in feminists’ engagement with the African National Congress (ANC) and other democratic movements, and black-white relations within women’s organizations. She offers a historically informed discussion of the challenges facing feminist activists during a time of nationalist struggle and democratization. Winner, Victoria Schuck Award for best book on women and politics, American Political Science Association “An exceptional study, based on extensive research. . . . Highly recommended.”—Choice “A rich history of women’s organizations in South African . . . . [Hassim] had observed at first hand, and often participated in, much of what she described. She had access to the informants and private archives that so enliven the narrative and enrich the analysis. She provides a finely balanced assessment.”—Gretchen Bauer, African Studies Review
Women in the South African Parliament
Title | Women in the South African Parliament PDF eBook |
Author | Hannah Britton |
Publisher | University of Illinois Press |
Pages | 226 |
Release | 2010-10-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0252090616 |
Although the international press closely chronicled the dismantling of South Africa's apartheid policies, it paid little attention to the unique role women from a variety of political parties played in establishing the new government. Utilizing interviews, participant observation, and archival research, Women in the South African Parliament tells an inspiring story of liberation, showing how these women achieved electoral success, learned to work with lifelong enemies, and began to transform Parliament by creating more space for women's voices during a critical time in the life of their democracy. Arguing from her detailed analysis of the strategies and political tactics used by these South African women, both individually and collectively, Hannah Britton contends that, contrary claims in earlier studies of the developing world, mobilization by women prior to a transition to democracy can lead to gains after the transition--including improvements in constitutional mandates, party politics, and representation. At the same time, Britton demonstrates that not even national leadership can ensure power for all women and that many who were elected to South Africa's first democratic parliament declined to run again, feeling they could have a greater impact working in their own communities.
Women and Resistance in South Africa
Title | Women and Resistance in South Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Cherryl Walker |
Publisher | London : Onyx Press |
Pages | 336 |
Release | 1982 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN |
Treatise on the political participation of women from 1910 to the 1960s and the development of a women's organization within the context of a black national liberation movement in South Africa R - discusses historical aspects, and the growth of political opposition among women and formation of the Federation of South African Women; examines the social role and economic role of black and White women in a period of increasing racial conflict. Bibliography and photographs.
Politics in Southern Africa
Title | Politics in Southern Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Gretchen Bauer |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | Africa, Southern |
ISBN | 9781588267948 |
Previous ed. (2005) has subtitle: State and society in transition.