Democratization, Civil Society, and Women’s Organizing in Post-Revolutionary Mozambique and Nicaragua

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ID6308342
AuthorsJennifer Leigh Disney (Winthrop University, corresponding author)
Year2003
Volume25
Issue4
Pages533-560
Publication date2003-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueNew Political Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0739-3148 • E-ISSN: 1469-9931
PublisherDuke University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1080/0739314032000145224
OpenAlexW2046247476
LanguageEN
Citations received3

Mozambique and Nicaragua have each experienced a transition from a Marxist—Leninist, revolutionary state to a liberal—democratic—capitalist, multi-party state in the 1990s. However, in Mozambique, the historic party of the revolution, FRELIMO, remains the party in power, whil in Nicaragua the Sandinistas have been the opposition party since 1990. What impact have these transitions had on democracy, civil society, and the nature of women's organizing in the post-revolutionary period in each country? This article offers a critical examination of the notions of “democratization” and “civil society” by assessing the gains and losses that each country has experienced in terms of political, economic, and participatory democracy in the post-revolutionary period. Then, using the example of contemporary women's movements and current constructions of “feminism” emerging in each country, this article attempts to show the potential of autonomous women's organizing in civil society today

Civil society · Democracy · Democratization · Marxist philosophy · Opposition (politics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science · Law · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion

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