Finding feminism, finding voice? Mobilising community education to build women's participation in Myanmar's political transition
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8117394 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elizabeth J T Maber (0000-0001-9688-4709, University of Amsterdam, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 416-430 |
| Publication date | 2016-04-06 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Gender and Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0954-0253 • E-ISSN: 1360-0516 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09540253.2016.1167175 |
| OpenAlex | W2327205389 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 14 |
This paper explores the role played by women activists and educators in mobilising community education to support new opportunities for women's activism in the context of Myanmar's political transition. Recent political reorientations in Myanmar which have resulted in a civilian-led democracy emerging from a repressive military regime, have facilitated increased international contact. Myanmar women activist-educators are rejecting hierarchical relationships and the sterile reproductions of idealised female citizenship evident in some training practices and are promoting a conceptualisation of feminist education. I reflect on the dynamics of this feminist activism, including the adaptation of feminist concepts and terminology, as articulated by activists, and I explore responses to the new avenues for women's engagement which are opening up in the first inter-election cycle
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| Citations per year | 0.73 |
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| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Highly cited | No |