The women's movement in protest, institutions and the internet :

The women's movement in protest, institutions and the internet : Australia in transnational perspective / edited by Sarah Maddison and Marian Sawer. - 1 edition. - London ; New York : Routledge, 2015. - xvii, 208 pages ; 24 cm. - Routledge research in gender and politics ; 1 . - Routledge research in gender and politics ; .

Formerly CIP.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface / Sarah Maddison and Marian Sawer -- Finding the women's movement / Marian Sawer -- Disruption, continuity and waves in the feminist movement / Drude Dahlerup -- Discursive politics : changing the talk and raising expectations / Sarah Maddison 4. Taking to the streets / Catherine Strong and Kirsty McLaren -- Hiding in plain sight : women's advocacy organisations / Marian Sawer and Merrindahl Andrew -- The institutional harvest : women's services and women's policy agencies / Merrindahl Andrew -- Role models and Roller Derby : feminism and popular culture / Catherine Strong and Sarah Maddison -- Blogging and the women's movement : new feminist networks / Frances Shaw -- Slut walking : where is the next generation of feminists? / Sarah Maddison -- Global feminist organising : identifying patterns of activism / Myra Marx Ferree and Christina Ewig -- Appendix: how, what and why merrindahl andrew, kirsty mclaren, frances shaw and catherine strong.

The death of feminism is regularly proclaimed in the West. Yet this book argues that the womens movement is not over; but rather social movement theory has led us to look in the wrong places. The death of feminism is regularly proclaimed in the West. Yet this book argues that the womens movement is not over; but rather social movement theory has led us to look in the wrong places. Sarah Maddison from UNSW and Marian Sawer from ANU.

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Feminism--History.--Australia
Feminism--History.
Feminism--Australia--Case studies.
Feminism.
Women--Political activity.
Feminists--Social networks.
Feminism--International cooperation.

Womens movement Australian Feminism Demonstrations and protest movements Advocacy Women in politics Pressure groups Social media Role models Popular culture Womens organisations Case studies Statistics History Trends

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