Day 2
Answer three.
1.
Discuss the connection between neo-liberalism and the NGOization of the
women’s movement in Latin America.
2.
Explain and evaluate Jean Cohen’s binary distinction between identity and strategy
in social movements. Is this distinction useful in explaining contemporary women’s
movements in Latin America?
3.
What role does the state play in perpetuating and/or diminishing gender inequality?
Elaborate using examples from the literature on the welfare state OR on violence against
women.
4.
Fraser established the dichotomy redistribution/recognition. What role do claims
for distribution / recognition play in contemporary social movements? Review Fraser’s
position and elaborate with examples from Latin America.
5.
Explain the increasing role of gender as a basis for social movements in developing
countries. Using concrete examples from case studies assess the importance of social
class in differentiating collective action on a gender basis.
6.
Is the power that social movements have (or try to have) different in nature from the
power of formal political institutions in society?