Losing Common Ground
Feminists, Conservatives and Public Policy in Canada during the Mulroney Years
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6237314 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sylvia Bashevkin (0000-0003-0123-9104, University of Toronto, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 211-242 |
| Publication date | 1996-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0008-4239 • E-ISSN: 1744-9324 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0008423900007691 |
| OpenAlex | W2104531064 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
| References cited | 30 |
This article examines relations between organized feminism and the federal Conservative government of Brian Mulroney, focusing on elements of the Canadian women's movement that targeted federal policy change from 1984 to 1993. In questioning the main priorities of both sides and the potential for conflict between them, the discussion uses the conceptual literature on social movement evolution as a base. It assesses formal decision making across five major policy sectors identified by Canadian feminism and presents the perspectives of movement activists on the Mulroney period. Although comparisons with policy action under the Thatcher and Reagan governments indicate a more pro-feminist record in Canada than the United Kingdom or the United States, Canadian materials suggest a narrowing of common ground between the organized women's movement and federal elites during the Mulroney years
Direct action · Feminism · Government (linguistics · Political science · Politics · Public policy · Canadian Identity and History · Law · Political and Economic history of UK and US · Public Administration
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| Unique citing works | 18 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,69 |
| Citation span | 2000 - 2023 (24) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |