@article {67261,
	title = {Democratization, Women{\textquoteright}s Movements, and Gender-Equitable States: A Framework for Comparison},
	year = {2008},
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	month = {Aug 1, 2008},
	abstract = {There is a rich collection of case studies examining the relationship between
democratization, women{\textquoteright}s movements, and gendered state outcomes, but the variation
across cases is still poorly understood. In response, this article develops a theoretically-grounded
comparative framework to evaluate and explain cross-national variations in
the gendered outcomes of democratic transitions. The framework highlights four
theoretical factors{\textemdash}the context of the transition, the legacy of women{\textquoteright}s previous
mobilizations, political parties, and international influences{\textemdash}that together shape the
political openings and ideologies available to women{\textquoteright}s movements in transitional states.
Applying the framework to four test cases, we conclude that women{\textquoteright}s movements are
most effective at targeting democratizing states when transitions are complete, when
women{\textquoteright}s movements develop cohesive coalitions, when the ideology behind the transition
(rather than the ideology of the winning regime) aligns easily with feminist frames, and
when women{\textquoteright}s past activism legitimates present-day feminist demands. These findings
challenge current conceptualizations of how democratic transitions affect gender in state
institutions and provide a comparative framework for evaluating variation across
additional cases.},
	author = {Viterna, Jocelyn}
}
