Democracy and the Rise of Women's Movements in Sub-Saharan Africa - Softcover

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Kathleen M. Fallon is an associate professor of sociology at McGill University.

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Despite a late and fitful start, democracy in Africa, Latin America, and Eastern Europe has recently shown promising growth. Kathleen M. Fallon discusses the role of women and women's advocacy groups in furthering the democratic transformation of formerly autocratic states.

Using Ghana as a case study, Fallon examines the specific processes women are using to bring about political change. She assesses information gathered from interviews and surveys conducted in Ghana and assays the existing literature to provide a focused look at how women have become involved in the democratization of sub-Saharan nations.

In demonstrating how women’s activism is evolving with and shaping democratization across the region, Democracy and the Rise of Women’s Movements in Sub-Saharan Africa reveals how women’s social movements are challenging the barriers created by colonization and dictatorships.
"All scholars of social movements and comparative politics, and in particular specialists in African studies and gender and politics, should read Fallon’s book. It is a model of the power of a well-grounded case study that pushes scholarship toward broader implications."—International Studies Review

"A groundbreaking chronicle . . . Highly recommended for both public and college library collections."—Midwest Book Review

"A well written, important contribution to the growing literature on women, gender, and democracy, as well as to African studies."—Valentine M. Moghadam, author of Globalizing Women

Kathleen M. Fallon is an associate professor of sociology at McGill University.

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Despite a late and fitful start, democracy in Africa, Latin America, and Eastern Europe has recently shown promising growth. Kathleen M. Fallon discusses the role of women and women's advocacy groups in furthering the democratic transformation of formerly autocratic states.

Using Ghana as a case study, Fallon examines the specific processes women are using to bring about political change. She assesses information gathered from interviews and surveys conducted in Ghana and assays the existing literature to provide a focused look at how women have become involved in the democratization of sub-Saharan nations.

In demonstrating how women's activism is evolving with and shaping democratization across the region, Democracy and the Rise of Women's Movements in Sub-Saharan Africa reveals how women's social movements are challenging the barriers created by colonization and dictatorships.
All scholars of social movements and comparative politics, and in particular specialists in African studies and gender and politics, should read Fallon's book. It is a model of the power of a well-grounded case study that pushes scholarship toward broader implications.--International Studies Review

A groundbreaking chronicle . . . Highly recommended for both public and college library collections.--Midwest Book Review

A well written, important contribution to the growing literature on women, gender, and democracy, as well as to African studies.--Valentine M. Moghadam, author of Globalizing Women

Kathleen M. Fallon is an associate professor of sociology at McGill University.