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"Illustrates the practice of 'intersectional advocacy' by showing how organizations addressing genderbased violence are transforming the U.S. policy system to reflect the struggles of people marginalized by gender, race, and class. This book is a call to action to redraw policy boundaries until American democracy is more equitable and just"--
List of contents
Introduction: movements to end gender-based violence and rethinking feminist advocacy; 1. Theory of intersectional advocacy; 2. Setting the policy boundaries of the Vawa; 3. Reconfiguring the Vawa; 4. Policy linkages & organizational strategy; 5. Intersectional advocates and organizations; 6. Mobilization and intersectional advocacy; Conclusion: the challenges and possibilities ahead; References; Research Appendix: Vawa textual analysis; Research Appendix: Qualitative case studies; Research Appendix: Experimental methods.
About the author
Margaret Perez Brower is an Assistant Professor of Political Science and Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies at the University of Washington. Her work focuses on the politics of race, ethnicity, and gender and how these politics shape US institutions, advocacy, policymaking, and social movements.
Summary
Illustrates the practice of 'intersectional advocacy' by showing how organizations addressing gender-based violence are transforming the US policy system to reflect the struggles of people marginalized by gender, race, and class. This book is a call to action to redraw policy boundaries until American democracy is more equitable and just.
Foreword
A call to action to redraw policy boundaries until they transform U.S. democracy to be more inclusive, equitable, and just.
