Analyses of the women's movement that focus on its "waves" and theories of social movements that focus on contentious politics have encouraged the view that the women's movement is in decline. Employing alternative perspectives on social movements, we show that the women's movement continues to thrive. This is evidenced by organizational maintenance and growth, including the international expansion of women's movement organizations; feminism within institutions and other social movements; the spread of feminist culture and collective identity; and the variety of the movement's tactical repertoires. Moreover, the movement remains capable of contentious collective action. We argue for research based on broader conceptions of social movements as well as the contentious politics approach.
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1 February 2005
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February 21 2006
Whatever Happened to The Women's Movement?
Suzanne Staggenborg;
Suzanne Staggenborg
1
McGill University
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Verta Taylor
Verta Taylor
2
University of California, Santa Barbara
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Mobilization: An International Quarterly (2005) 10 (1): 37–52.
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Suzanne Staggenborg, Verta Taylor; Whatever Happened to The Women's Movement?. Mobilization: An International Quarterly 1 February 2005; 10 (1): 37–52. doi: https://doi.org/10.17813/maiq.10.1.46245r7082613312
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