This book considers neopopulism as a central issue to understand patterns of women's citizenship construction in many countries of contemporary Latin America. It also explains the paradoxes entailed for women's participation and citizenship rights.

Autorentext

STÉPHANIE ROUSSEAU is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Université Laval, Canada.

Inhalt
Introduction Women's Citizenship and Neopopulism in Latin America Fujimori's Peru: State and Society Feminist Activism: Engendering State Policy Through NGO Work Women Organizing in Shantytowns: State Cooptation and the Exhaustion of Solidarity Entering the Mainstream Political Sphere: Women as Elected Representatives Conclusion: The Paradoxes of Constructing Women's Citizenship Under Neopopulism