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This article examines the Israeli women's movement, Checkpoint Watch, as a case from which to argue that the strategic use of the politics of care can challenge existing social and political orders. The conscious decision of activists to direct the practice of care toward the 'wrong' subject – toward Palestinians rather than Israeli soldiers – challenges the dehumanisation of Palestinians in Israeli society. While the politics of care may call the political order into question, the service of a behaviour that is considered essentialist may paradoxically reinforce the existing social order. I argue that the politics of care has the potential to challenge both the political and the social order, though not simultaneously.

This book traces the development of the discourse used by the pro-life movement since the 1970s, and its relationship to public policy efforts at the state and federal level. The pro-life movement s successes, both in legislative efforts to limit access to abortion as well changing the public s perception of the pro-life movement, is surprising given American s continued support of some level of access to abortion. Using a multi-method approach, the authors argue that these successes are a result of a dynamic and responsive movement, which has adapted both its discourse and public policy efforts since Roe v. Wade. With the Hobby Lobby ruling in 2014, the movement has successfully created its newest strategy, integrating claims of religious liberty to protect individuals and corporate entities. The book s examination of the pro-life strategy highlights its current and future impact on human rights, reproductive rights, and right-wing politics."

This article analyzes the latest efforts by opponents of same-sex marriage to frame their battle against this practice as a matter of religious liberty. This strategy is found in federal and state public policy, as well as the discourse of the religious right, situating their opposition within the tradition of multiculturalism, by characterizing religious individuals as an oppressed minority in need of protection. By framing the opposition to same-sex marriage as an issue of religious liberty, the religious right is able to eliminate the need to change public opinion on same-sex marriage, arguing instead that this is an issue of conflicting rights, with the opposition simply advocating for their individual liberty.