Collective Activism:

مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

منو

" Collective Activism: "
Akosua Adomako Ampofo

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1063729
Doc. No	:	LA107358
Call No	:	‭10.1163/156921008X359597‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Akosua Adomako Ampofo
Title & Author	:	Collective Activism: [Article] : The Domestic Violence Bill becoming Law in Ghana\ Akosua Adomako Ampofo
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	African and Asian Studies
Date	:	2008
Volume/ Issue Number	:	7/4
Page No	:	395–421
Abstract	:	This article reflects on contemporary struggles for citizenship rights through an examination of civil society's advocacy for the passage of domestic violence legislation in Ghana. The National Coalition on Domestic Violence Legislation, established in 2003 specifically to push for the passage of the legislation, at various times worked closely with, and at other times independently of, or even in conflict with, the state. These processes and engagements point to the vibrancy of civil society and suggest the need for new analyses of social movements, political power and democracy that are rooted in Africa's contemporary realities. This article reflects on contemporary struggles for citizenship rights through an examination of civil society's advocacy for the passage of domestic violence legislation in Ghana. The National Coalition on Domestic Violence Legislation, established in 2003 specifically to push for the passage of the legislation, at various times worked closely with, and at other times independently of, or even in conflict with, the state. These processes and engagements point to the vibrancy of civil society and suggest the need for new analyses of social movements, political power and democracy that are rooted in Africa's contemporary realities.
Descriptor	:	CITIZENSHIP
Descriptor	:	DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LEGISLATION
Descriptor	:	SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
Descriptor	:	WOMEN'S COLLECTIVE ACTION
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/156921008X359597‬