Democratization and women's grassroots movements

Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Introduction -- PART ONE Asia -- [1] Grassroots Social Action and Empowerment in India THE CASE OF ACTION INDIA WOMEN'S PROGRAM -- [2] Re-inheriting Women in Decolonizing Hong Kong -- [3] Democracy at the Margins NGOs AND WOMEN'S "UNOFFICIAL" POLITICAL PARTICIPATION IN SINGAPORE -- PART TWO Africa and the Middle East -- [4] Exchanging Participation for Promises MOBILIZATION OF WOMEN IN ERITREA -- [5] Democratization through Adult Popular Education A REFLECTION ON THE RESILIENCE OF WOMEN FROM KWA-NDEBELE, SOUTH AFRICA -- [6] Self-Identity as a Form of Democratization THE SYRIAN EXPERIENCE -- [7] Women's Grassroots Movements and Democratization in Egypt -- PART THREE Central America -- [8] Women and Grassroots Democracy in El Salvador THE CASE OF COMUNIDAD SEGUNDO MONTES -- [9] Feminist Organizations and Grassroots Democracy in Honduras -- PART FOUR Eastern Europe -- [10] New Roads to Resistance POLISH FEMINISTS IN THE TRANSITION TO DEMOCRACY -- [11] From the Ground Up WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS AND DEMOCRATIZATION IN RUSSIA -- PART FIVE Western Europe, North America, and Australia -- [12] Building Democratic Bridges over Belgian Political Bastions THE WORK OF THE VOK-WOMEN'S CONSULTATION COMMITTEE -- [13] Women's Participation in Grassroots Initiatives in Ireland -- [14] Sexual Assault and the Canadian State PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY STRUGGLES WITHIN A LIBERAL DEMOCRACY -- [15] Empowerment and Disempowerment of Women in Central Appalachia, U.S.A. -- [16] Women in Agriculture ACTION FOR MORE DEMOCRATIC AUSTRALIAN FARM POLITICS -- Conclusion -- ABOUT THE EDITORS AND CONTRIBUTORS