This paper interrogates some common assumptions about social movements, focusing on the relationship between feminist protest events and institution-building. It uses data from a unique project tracking the evolution of the Australian women’s movement to consider how feminist protests, feminist services and feminist policy agencies developed in the Australian sub-national state of New South Wales between 1970 and 2005. The general view of social movement evolution is that an early protest phase produces a subsequent response in the form of institution-building, which in turn displaces extra-institutional activity. Scholars of state feminism have also argued that gender equality projects within the state cannot survive and prosper without su...
Feminism is often blamed for having made the 'wrong decisions' on issues such as work and care. This...
The RNGS team of international scholars designed and carried out this large-scale comparative resear...
This article analyses the evolution of police \u27move-on\u27 (dispersal) powers in Australia, with ...
This thesis examines the historical relationships between two peak bodies at critical moments in the...
This paper examines the frequency and content of Australian media reporting of International Women&#...
Social movements occupy a shared ideational and resource space, which is often referred to as the so...
International audienceOver the past several decades, scholarship on women's movements, feminism, and...
This thesis examines the discursive influence of women’s movement activity in New Zealand and Austra...
This thesis is an ethnographic exploration of the relationship between the Aboriginal movement of To...
My dissertation addresses the issue of the biographical consequences of activism and its role in soc...
Under what circumstances are women more likely to protest? Despite significant cross-national resear...
Abstract: Some scholars have suggested that institutionalisation and professionalisation of women's ...
This thesis examines the constraints and options inherent in placing feminist demands on the state, ...
This paper argues for a broader understanding of activism and the role played by feminist services i...
In both Australia and Canada the contemporary women's movement has been responsible for "feminist in...
Feminism is often blamed for having made the 'wrong decisions' on issues such as work and care. This...
The RNGS team of international scholars designed and carried out this large-scale comparative resear...
This article analyses the evolution of police \u27move-on\u27 (dispersal) powers in Australia, with ...
This thesis examines the historical relationships between two peak bodies at critical moments in the...
This paper examines the frequency and content of Australian media reporting of International Women&#...
Social movements occupy a shared ideational and resource space, which is often referred to as the so...
International audienceOver the past several decades, scholarship on women's movements, feminism, and...
This thesis examines the discursive influence of women’s movement activity in New Zealand and Austra...
This thesis is an ethnographic exploration of the relationship between the Aboriginal movement of To...
My dissertation addresses the issue of the biographical consequences of activism and its role in soc...
Under what circumstances are women more likely to protest? Despite significant cross-national resear...
Abstract: Some scholars have suggested that institutionalisation and professionalisation of women's ...
This thesis examines the constraints and options inherent in placing feminist demands on the state, ...
This paper argues for a broader understanding of activism and the role played by feminist services i...
In both Australia and Canada the contemporary women's movement has been responsible for "feminist in...
Feminism is often blamed for having made the 'wrong decisions' on issues such as work and care. This...
The RNGS team of international scholars designed and carried out this large-scale comparative resear...
This article analyses the evolution of police \u27move-on\u27 (dispersal) powers in Australia, with ...