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Scholars of social movements tend to overlook the achievements and political significance of women's movements. Through theoretical discussions and empirical examples, Solidarities Beyond Borders demonstrates the creativity and dynamism of transnational women's movements around the world. These timely case studies from North America, Latin America, and Southeast Asia introduce feminists, activists, and scholars to the benefits and challenges of building relationships, dialogues, and perspectives that extend beyond the boundaries of nation-states and disciplines. The contributors open a dialogue between feminist theorists and scholars of social movements in other disciplines in order to foster mutual recognition of common interests and identities. Although feminists and women's groups face challenges as they build solidarities beyond borders, this book makes the case that these links can be extended to embrace other progressive movements and their goals.

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Solidarities beyond Borders will be a key reference for students and scholars - for the combination of the feminist international relations literature with the social movement literature, for the usefulness of the case studies and for the discussions about what constitutes transnationalism.- Caroline Andrew, co-editor of Electing a Diverse Canada: The Representation of Immigrants, Minorities, and Women Solidarities beyond Borders covers enormously important ground. As feminist movements become increasingly invisible in the North American context, readers everywhere need to know more about the dynamism of women's movements in much of the world. This is not a 'specialist' book, but will be useful to students in a wide range of disciplines, as well as to social activists.- Lynne Phillips, co-editor of Transgressing Borders: Critical Perspectives on Gender, Household, Culture

Solidarities beyond Borders will be a key reference for students and scholars - for the combination of the feminist international relations literature with the social movement literature, for the usefulness of the case studies and for the discussions about what constitutes transnationalism.<br>- Caroline Andrew, co-editor of Electing a Diverse Canada: The Representation of Immigrants, Minorities, and Women<br><br> Solidarities beyond Borders covers enormously important ground. As feminist movements become increasingly invisible in the North American context, readers everywhere need to know more about the dynamism of women's movements in much of the world. This is not a 'specialist' book, but will be useful to students in a wide range of disciplines, as well as to social activists.<br>- Lynne Phillips, co-editor of Transgressing Borders: Critical Perspectives on Gender, Household, Culture

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Pascale Dufour is an associate professor of political science at the University of Montreal. Dominique Masson is an associate professor at the Institute of Women's Studies and in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Ottawa. Dominique Caouette is an associate professor of political science at the University of Montreal. Contributors: Elsa Beaulieu, Janet Conway, Carmen Díaz Alba, Sylvia Estrada-Claudio, Débora Lopreite, Lenore Lyons, and Diane Matte

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