Throughout the history of social and political
movements in African societies, generations
of women have, in one way or another,
worked to oppose patriarchal domination,
laws and practices in the pursuit of gender
equality; advocating for their equal participation
in all aspects of social, economic and
political life. Despite this tradition of women-
centred and anti-patriarchal organising,
it is only in the last few decades, partly due
to efforts to entrench women’s emancipation
and gender equality in development
goals, that feminism in Africa has evolved as
an explicit ideological and political concept.
This edition of Perspectives seeks to explore how actors in the state, political parties, and civil society have been able to make those in government less certain about the future balance of power through and outside of the ballot box.
Cette édition de Perspectives cherche à explorer la manière dont les acteurs dans un Etat, les partis politiques et la société civile ont été en mesure de rendre les gouvernants moins certains du futur équilibre du pouvoir à travers et hors des urnes.
