Remaking of Social Contracts

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Remaking of Social Contracts

Feminists in a Fierce New World

Development studies Feminism and feminist theory Gender studies, gender groups

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Language: English

Published by: Zed Books

Published on: 11th September 2014

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 336 pages

ISBN: 9781780321615


Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era (DAWN)

argues that social contracts must be recreated if they are to fulfil the promise of human rights. In The Remaking of Social Contracts, leading thinkers and activists address a wide range of concerns - global economic governance, militarism, ecological tipping points, the nation state, movement-building, sexuality and reproduction, and religious fundamentalism.

These themes are of wide-ranging importance for the survival and well-being of us all, and reflect the many dimensions and inter-connectedness of our lives. Using feminist lenses, the book puts forward a holistic and radical understanding of the synergies, tensions and contradictions between social movements and global, regional and local power structures and processes, and it points to other alternatives and possibilities for this fierce new world.

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