Women's Movements in Post-'Arab Spring' North Africa

Unexpected and transformative revolutions broke off in North Africa and quickly spread to the Middle East and the rest of the world in 2010 and 2011. Spontaneous, leaderless, youth-driven, and backed by social media, these revolutions called for karamah (dignity) and democracy. Centering on women's movements before, during, and after the revolutions, Women's Movements in Post-'Arab Spring' North Africa highlights the broader sources of authority that affected the emergence of new feminist actors and agents and their impact on the sociopolitical landscapes of the region. Until recently, studies of North African women's movements have focused on single aspects of women's achievements at a time. By providing a comparative analysis, this book for the first time sheds light not only on the role that these superstructures play in shaping women's experiences in North Africa, but also on the rich variety of women's responses to authority, and their potential contributions to African and global feminist thought. From the pre-history of the revolutions to their aftermath, the far-reaching historical and national scope of this collection expands the study of women's movements in North Africa beyond national borders, while still paying close attention to local characteristics.

Khadija Arfaoui, Independent Scholar, Tunisia Margot Badran, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, USA Soumia Boutkhil, Mohammed I University, Morocco miriam cooke, Duke University, USA Névine El Nossery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA Manal Elattir, Anarouz, Morocco Yamina El Kirat El Allame, Mohammed V University, Morocco Moha Ennaji, Center for Intercultural Dialogue and Migration Studies, Morocco; Rutgers University, USA Sondra Hale, University of California, Los Angeles, USA Nabila Hamza, Independent Scholar, Tunisia Rachida Kerkech, Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS), France; University Mohammed V, Morocco Moushira Khattab, Independent Scholar, Egypt Lilia Labidi, University of Tunis, Tunisia; Woodrow Wilson Center, USA Céline Lesourd, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), France Ellen McLearney, Duke University, USA Amanda Rogers, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA Youness Tihm, Brandeis University, USA Rachid Tlemçani, University of Algiers, Algeria Dina Wahba, Cairo University, Egypt Abdellatif Zaki, Hassan II Institute for Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine, Morocco