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This book charts the new phase of global struggles around gender
equality and sexual democracy: the ultraconservative mobilization
against "gender ideology" and feminist efforts to counteract it. It
argues that anti-gender campaigns, which emerged around 2010 in
Europe, are not a simple continuation of the anti-feminist backlash
dating back to the 1970s, but part of a new political
configuration. Opposition to "gender" has become a key element of
the rise of right-wing populism, which successfully harnesses the
anxiety, shame and anger caused by neoliberalism and threatens to
destroy liberal democracy. Anti-Gender Politics in the Populist
Moment offers a novel conceptualization of the relationship between
the ultraconservative anti-gender movement and right-wing populist
parties, examining the opportunistic synergy between these actors.
The authors map the anti-gender campaigns as a global movement,
putting the Polish case in a comparative perspective. They show
that the anti-gender rhetoric is best understood as a reactionary
critique of neoliberalism as a socio-cultural formation. The book
also studies the recent wave of feminist mass mobilizations,
viewing the transnational revolt of women as a left populist
movement. This is an important study for those doing research in
politics, cultural studies, gender and sexuality studies and
sociology. It will also be useful for activists and policy makers.
The Open Access version of this book, available at
www.taylorfrancis.com , has been made available under a Creative
Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.
In much social scientific literature, Polish civil society has been
portrayed as weak and passive. This volume offers a much-needed
corrective, challenging this characterization on both theoretical
and empirical grounds and suggesting new ways of conceptualizing
civil society to better account for events on the ground as well as
global trends such as neoliberalism, migration, and the renewal of
nationalist ideologies. Focusing on forms of collective action that
researchers have tended to overlook, the studies gathered here show
how public discourse legitimizes certain claims and political
actions as "true" civil society, while others are too often
dismissed. Taken together, they critique a model of civil society
that is 'made from above'.
In much social scientific literature, Polish civil society has been
portrayed as weak and passive. This volume offers a much-needed
corrective, challenging this characterization on both theoretical
and empirical grounds and suggesting new ways of conceptualizing
civil society to better account for events on the ground as well as
global trends such as neoliberalism, migration, and the renewal of
nationalist ideologies. Focusing on forms of collective action that
researchers have tended to overlook, the studies gathered here show
how public discourse legitimizes certain claims and political
actions as "true" civil society, while others are too often
dismissed. Taken together, they critique a model of civil society
that is 'made from above'.
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Mothers of Adult Children (Paperback)
Marguerite Guzman Bouvard; Contributions by Mirna E Carranza, Susan Duenke, Nancy Gerber, Trish Green, …
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Mothers of Adult Children elucidates what happens when children
come of age and leave home, creating new lives in the realms of
work and relationships. Mothers from around the world learn that
this is the point in which their relationships with their children
must drastically change. Mothers often come to terms with the
changes by accepting differences and providing moral and emotional
support when needed. However, the evolutionary nature of mothers'
roles throughout the course of their children's lives is not only
determined by the mother-child dynamic. The mothering of adult
children is a transformative role, and the stories presented here
show that the dynamics between mother and child are also influenced
by cultural events. Accidents, disasters, war, and other hardships
also intervene in these stories of multicultural motherhood. This
book reveals the problems mothers of adult children face and
celebrates the outstanding accomplishments of those who mother
through hardship.
Mothers of Adult Children elucidates what happens when children
come of age and leave home, creating new lives in the realms of
work and relationships. Mothers from around the world learn that
this is the point in which their relationships with their children
must drastically change. Mothers often come to terms with the
changes by accepting differences and providing moral and emotional
support when needed. However, the evolutionary nature of mothers'
roles throughout the course of their children's lives is not only
determined by the mother-child dynamic. The mothering of adult
children is a transformative role, and the stories presented here
show that the dynamics between mother and child are also influenced
by cultural events. Accidents, disasters, war, and other hardships
also intervene in these stories of multicultural motherhood. This
book reveals the problems mothers of adult children face and
celebrates the outstanding accomplishments of those who mother
through hardship.
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