Feminist praxis, citizenship and informal politics: Reflections on South Africa's anti-eviction campaign

International Feminist Journal of Politics

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 194-218

  Miraftab, Faranak ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Citizenship; Civil society; Eviction; Gender; Grassroots; Privatization; South Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248034754     PISSN: 14616742     EISSN: 14684470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616740600612830     Document Type: Review

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