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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Elisabeth Friedman (University of San Francisco)Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press Imprint: Pennsylvania State University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.526kg ISBN: 9780271020242ISBN 10: 0271020245 Pages: 344 Publication Date: 15 September 2000 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsFriedman writes in an engaging manner, and her research combines extensive interviews with long-term participant observation, which includes 'hanging out' with many of the principal actors, and impressive document research. --Cathy A. Rakowski, Latin American Research Review Friedman's superb study analyzes women's participation in political and civil society during the transition to and consolidation of democracy in Venezuela. --Mala Htun, Women and Politics Venezuela has long reflected the best and worst of developing democracy in Latin America, and, as Elisabeth J. Friedman demonstrates in this study, while democracy can produce political progress for men, it does not necessarily have the same consequence for women. Indeed, Friedman finds that, paradoxically, women's movements flourish under politically authoritarian rule and tend to fracture and be diminished during periods of democracy. . . . Unfinished Transitions provides a substantial picture of the barriers that feminist organizations face in their quest to change the political reality of Latin America. --Susan Socolow, Times Literary Supplement As a participant observer in Venezuelan women's organizations in 1994-95, Friedman reflects both a scholarly and personal engagement with the issues. This is a groundbreaking study of gendered politics, of interest for its theoretical thrust as well as for its contribution to Venezuelan political history. --J. Ewell, CHOICE Elisabeth Friedman offers a clear-eyed look at how women's political participation has evolved in Venezuela, where women have been successful at putting together effective coalitions on specific issues but continue to be politically marginalized. Because she is writing about Venezuela, which remained democratic while much of the region fell under military rule in the 1960s and 1970s, Friedman has an opportunity to think in longer historical terms about women's roles in democratization. She presents the case in a highly readable narrative style with thoughtful analysis of its implications for women's political strategies in the region and, implicitly, in all democratizing states. --Jane Jaquette, Occidental College This is a major contribution to the field in several areas as it sits in the intersection of democratic transitions and consolidation, political institutions and civil society, social movements and gender politics. It takes a new approach to explaining the outcomes of women's organizing efforts by using gender analysis to explain the impact of political institutions on women's mobilization. That is, it focuses on gender relations, not just women's actions. It presents new empirical evidence, offers an original interpretation, and advances theoretical development. Moreover, by placing Venezuela in comparative perspective, it allows us to push further in developing generalizations for both theory-building and policy recommendations. --Jennifer McCoy, Georgia State University This is a lucid study of women's participation in Venezuelan politics emphasizing their role in two political transitions from dictatorship to democracy. --Leonor Blum, History Friedman writes in an engaging manner, and her research combines extensive interviews with long-term participant observation, which includes 'hanging out' with many of the principal actors, and impressive document research. --Cathy A. Rakowski, Latin American Research Review Friedman's superb study analyzes women's participation in political and civil society during the transition to and consolidation of democracy in Venezuela. --Mala Htun, Women and Politics This is a lucid study of women's participation in Venezuelan politics emphasizing their role in two political transitions from dictatorship to democracy. --Leonor Blum, History Venezuela has long reflected the best and worst of developing democracy in Latin America, and, as Elisabeth J. Friedman demonstrates in this study, while democracy can produce political progress for men, it does not necessarily have the same consequence for women. Indeed, Friedman finds that, paradoxically, women's movements flourish under politically authoritarian rule and tend to fracture and be diminished during periods of democracy. . . . Unfinished Transitions provides a substantial picture of the barriers that feminist organizations face in their quest to change the political reality of Latin America. --Susan Socolow, Times Literary Supplement As a participant observer in Venezuelan women's organizations in 1994-95, Friedman reflects both a scholarly and personal engagement with the issues. This is a groundbreaking study of gendered politics, of interest for its theoretical thrust as well as for its contribution to Venezuelan political history. --J. Ewell, CHOICE Elisabeth Friedman offers a clear-eyed look at how women's political participation has evolved in Venezuela, where women have been successful at putting together effective coalitions on specific issues but continue to be politically marginalized. Because she is writing about Venezuela, which remained democratic while much of the region fell under military rule in the 1960s and 1970s, Friedman has an opportunity to think in longer historical terms about women's roles in democratization. She presents the case in a highly readable narrative style with thoughtful analysis of its implications for women's political strategies in the region and, implicitly, in all democratizing states. --Jane Jaquette, Occidental College This is a major contribution to the field in several areas as it sits in the intersection of democratic transitions and consolidation, political institutions and civil society, social movements and gender politics. It takes a new approach to explaining the outcomes of women's organizing efforts by using gender analysis to explain the impact of political institutions on women's mobilization. That is, it focuses on gender relations, not just women's actions. It presents new empirical evidence, offers an original interpretation, and advances theoretical development. Moreover, by placing Venezuela in comparative perspective, it allows us to push further in developing generalizations for both theory-building and policy recommendations. --Jennifer McCoy, Georgia State University Friedman s superb study analyzes women s participation in political and civil society during the transition to and consolidation of democracy in Venezuela. Mala Htun, Women and Politics Friedman's superb study analyzes women's participation in political and civil society during the transition to and consolidation of democracy in Venezuela. --Mala Htun, Women and Politics Author InformationElisabeth J. Friedman is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Barnard College, Columbia University. Her articles have appeared in Latin American Research Review, World Politics, Debates IESA, and Meridiana. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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