Women's mobilization and gender outcomes in transitions to democracy: The case of South Africa

Comparative Political Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 521-546

  Waylen, Georgina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Democratization; Gender outcomes; South Africa; Women's mobilization

Indexed keywords

EID: 43249132729     PISSN: 00104140     EISSN: 15523829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0010414005285750     Document Type: Article

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