Supporting women’s movements in Afghanistan: challenges of activism in a fragile context

Gender and Development

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 409-426

  Grau, Bele ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Afghanistan; insecurity; NGO isation; power structures; religion; social norms; women s movements

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992630864     PISSN: 13552074     EISSN: 13649221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13552074.2016.1233736     Document Type: Article

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