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FEMINIST INVENTIONS IN THE ART OF PEACEMAKING A Century Overview
Author(s) -
Boulding Elise
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
peace and change
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1468-0130
pISSN - 0149-0508
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-0130.1995.tb00245.x
Subject(s) - peacemaking , sociology , feminism , gender studies , social change , humanism , equity (law) , population , colonialism , social science , political science , law , demography
After differentiating between the social and humanist feminism of the pnsuffrage womens movement (primarily concerned with the evils of war, colonialism, and capitalism run rampant) and the better known equity feminism to which the suflage movement gave rise, this study focuses on the lesser known but continuously vigorous activities of transnational womens movements for peace and social justice. The importance of womens capacities for holistic systems thinking in the development of effective action strategies for social change is given particular attention, with examples of such thinking from the social and physical sciences. Womens social inventiveness is also emphasized with examples drawn from womens peace and justice movementsndashfrom teachers initiatives in schools and communities to strikes, intercontinental journeys, and the creation of “peace colonies, that is, spaces for peace and peace services within given regions.