Of “Special Interest”: Interest, Identity and Feminist Constitutional Activism in Canada

Dobrowolsky, Alexandra

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“…Moreover, their members and supporters are regularly mobilized to participate in noninstitutionalized political venues, such as demonstrations, mass marches, and letter‐writing campaigns 2 . In Canada, for example, feminist activists in the 1980s and 1990s helped transform constitutional politics from the “‘high’ politics” of political elites to one that involved average women (Dobrowolsky 1998, 740). Against this achievement, Alexandra Dobrowolsky argues that neither interest‐based nor identity‐based politics can sufficiently account for feminist constitutional activism.…”

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Rethinking the Personal and the Political: Feminist Activism and Civic Engagement

Lee¹

2007

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The slogan "the personal is political" captures the distinctive chalknge to the publicprivate divide posed by contemporary feminists. As such, feminist activism is not necessarily congruent with civic engagement, which is predicated on the paradoxical need to both bridge and sustain the public-private divide. k e argues that rather than subverting the divide, the politics of the personal offers an alternative understunding of civic engagement that aims to reinstate individuals' dignity and agency.Among the many legacies of the so-called second wave of the American women's movement, perhaps the most distinctive and controversial is the politicization of the everyday life of ordinary women, as captured by the slogan "the personal is political." The slogan was coined in 1968 by Carol Hanisch, who was at that time a civil rights worker and a feminist activist (1970/2000).Ruth Rosen notes, "By this, she [Hanisch] meant to convey the then-shocking idea that there were political dimensions to private life, that power relations shaped life in marriage, in the kitchen, the bedroom, the nursery, and at work" (2000,196). This insight helped propel the momentum of the second wave and continues to inspire women's movements all around the world.The hallmark of contemporary feminism has been its challenge to the otherwise seemingly clear divide between the private and the public spheres.

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2007

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“…The important point is less that French-and English-Canadian feminists drew different conclusions about the Accord but that there was no associational framework in which they could engage each other directly in the interest of finding common ground, as well as in rethinking their interests (see Dobrowolsky 1998). Instead, their opposition or support was funneled upward toward the state, effectively as dueling lobbies.…”

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The Ways of Federalism in Western Countries and the Horizons of Territorial Autonomy in Spain

Basaguren¹,

Epifanio²

2013

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“…Some feminist scholars claim women's movements expand democratic space (Dobrowolsky 1998). But by entering constitutional politics, organized women may also 'intensify conflicts over the division of powers' (Field and Rocher 2000: 45), especially if divisions of power assign culturally sensitive powers to regional governments.…”

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Gender, Politics and Institutions

Krook¹,

Mackay²

2011

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Series editors: Johanna Kantola, University of Helsinki, Finland and Judith Squires, University of Bristol, UKThis timely new series publishes leading monographs and edited collections from scholars working in the disciplinary areas of politics, international relations and public policy with specific reference to questions of gender. The series showcases cutting-edge research in Gender and Politics, publishing topical and innovative approaches to gender politics. It will include exciting work from new authors and well-known academics and will also publish high-impact writings by practitioners working in issues relating to gender and politics.The series covers politics, international relations, and public policy, including gendered engagement with mainstream political science issues, such as political systems and policymaking, representation and participation, citizenship and identity, equality, and women's movements; gender and international relations, including feminist approaches to international institutions, political economy, and global politics; and interdisciplinary and emergent areas of study, such as masculinities studies, gender and multiculturalism, and intersectionality.Potential contributors are encouraged to contact the series editors: Johanna Kantola, (johanna.kantola@helsinki.fi) and Judith Squires

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Of “Special Interest”: Interest, Identity and Feminist Constitutional Activism in Canada

Cited by 36 publications

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Rethinking the Personal and the Political: Feminist Activism and Civic Engagement

Rethinking the Personal and the Political: Feminist Activism and Civic Engagement

The Ways of Federalism in Western Countries and the Horizons of Territorial Autonomy in Spain

Gender, Politics and Institutions

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