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After the Revolution. Gender and Democracy in El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Guatemala
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Luciak, Ilja A.
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"Gender equality and meaningful democratization are inextricably liked," writes Ilja Luciak. "The democratization of Central America requires the full incorporation of women as voters, candidates, and office holders." In After the Revolution: Gender and Democracy in El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Guatemala, Luciak shows how former guerrilla women in three Central America countries made the transition from insurgents to mainstream political players in the democratization process.
Examining the role of women in the various stages of revolutionary and national politics. Luciak begins with women as participants and leaders in guerrilla movements. Women contributed greatly to the revolutionary struggle in all three countries, but thereafter many similarities ended. In Guatemala, ideological disputes reduced women's political effectiveness at both the intra-party and national levels. In Nicaragua, although women's rights became a secondary issue for the revolutionary party, women were nonetheless able to put the issue on the national agenda. In El Salvador, women took leading roles in teh revolutionary party and were able to incorporate women's rights into a broad reform agenda. Luciak cautions that while active measures to advance the political role of women have strengthened formal gender equality, only the joint efforts of both sexes can lead to a successful transformation of society based on democratic governance and substantive gender equality. Excellent material - data, documentary analysis, and fascinating interviews- presented clearly and unpolemically. Luiciak discusses the democratization of guerrilla movements; the sex/gender distinction and its relevance to women's agendas in teh region; the focus of the consolidation literature on political parties and party sistems; and the difficulties of internal democratization for these parties. His careful and balances scholarship provides a substantial contribution to the field and will be greatly appreciated by scholars and students of the region. |
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0-8018-6780-0
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The Jhons Hopkins University Press
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2001
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United States of America
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Maryland
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English
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Priscila Barrientos
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Priscila Barrientos
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26/06/2014
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26/06/2014
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