Transnational Women’s Movements and Networking

The Case of Musawah for Equality in the Family

Bibliographic Data

ID12319491
AuthorsClaudia Derichs (0000-0002-1583-9728, Philipps University Marburg (Germany), Institute of Political Science., corresponding author)
Year2010
Volume14
Issue3
Pages405-421
Publication date2010-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGender Technology and Development (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0971-8524 • E-ISSN: 0973-0656
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1177/097185241001400306
OpenAlexW2019754546
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited14

The article addresses the potential of transnational advocacy networks for the diffusion of norms such as “equality in the family” on a national as well as international basis. Taking the network Musawah for Equality in the Family as a case in point, it shows how transnational networking with a focus on one particular issue can take place, and how significant the national and local context is for the formulation of strategies and on-the-ground struggle for reform. It traces the importance that family laws based on Islamic sources have gained for a “national Islamic identity” during the course of history, which in turn explains why this issue is such a contested arena in politics and society. The article concludes with an appreciation of transnational advocacy work, while simultaneously stressing the significance of the national and local context

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