Governance Feminism : Notes From the Field

An interdisciplinary, multifaceted look at feminist engagements with governance across the global North and global South Governance Feminism: Notes from the Field brings together nineteen chapters from leading feminist scholars and activists to critically describe and assess contemporary feminist engagements with state and state-like power. Gathering examples from North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, it complements and expands on the companion volume Governance Feminism: An Introduction . Its chapters argue that governance feminism (GF) is institutionally diverse and globally distributed—emerging from traditional sites of state power as well as from various forms of governance and operating at the grassroots level, in the private sector, in civil society, and in international relations. The book begins by confronting the key role that crime and punishment play in GFeminist projects. Here, contributors explore the ideological and political conditions under which this branch of GF became so robust and rethink the carceral turn. Other chapters speak to another face of GFeminism: feminists finding, in mundane and seemingly unspectacular bureaucratic tools, leverage to bring about change in policy and governance practices. Several contributions highlight the political, strategic, and ethical challenges that feminists and LGBT activists must negotiate to play on the governmental field. The book concludes with a focus on feminist interventions in postcolonial legal and political orders, looking at new policy spaces opened up by conflict, postconflict, and occupation. Providing a clear, cross-cutting, critical lens through which to map developments in feminist governance around the world, Governance Feminism: Notes from the Field makes sense of the costs and benefits of current feminist realities to reimagine feminist futures. Contributors: Libby Adler, Northeastern U; Aziza Ahmed, Northeastern U; Elizabeth Bernstein, Barnard College; Amy J. Cohen, Ohio State U; Karen Engle, U of Texas at Austin; Jacob Gersen, Harvard U; Leigh Goodmark, U of Maryland; Aeyal Gross, Tel Aviv U; Aya Gruber, U of Colorado, Boulder; Janet Halley, Harvard U; Rema Hammami, Birzeit U, Palestine; Vanja Hamzić, U of London; Isabel Cristina Jaramillo-Sierra; Prabha Kotiswaran, King's College London; Maleiha Malik, King's College London; Vasuki Nesiah, New York U; Dianne Otto, Melbourne Law School; Helen Reece; Darren Rosenblum, Pace U; Jeannie Suk Gersen, Harvard U; Mariana Valverde, U of Toronto. Contents Introduction Janet Halley Part I. Feminism Wields the Sword 1. Feminist Governance and International Law: From Liberal to Carceral Feminism Karen Engle 2. The Politics of Sex, Rights, and Freedom in Contemporary Antitrafficking Campaigns Elizabeth Bernstein 3. The Charybdis of Rape Myth Discourse Helen Reece 4. Governance Feminism in New York’s Human Trafficking Intervention Courts Amy J. Cohen and Aya Gruber 5. An Accidental Governance Feminist: An Interview with Kate Mogulescu Amy J. Cohen and Aya Gruber 6. The Unintended Consequences of Domestic Violence Criminalization: Reassessing a Governance Feminist Success Story Leigh Goodmark Part II. The Long March through the Institutions 7. Governing Sex through Bureaucracy Jacob Gersen and Jeannie Suk Gersen 8. Feminism, Law, and Epidemiology in the AIDS Response Aziza Ahmed 9. Contesting Feminism’s Institutional Doubles: Troubling the Security Council’s Women Peace and Security Agenda Dianne Otto 10. Sex Quotas and Burkini Bans Darren Rosenblum Part III: Ideological Trajectories for GFeminists 11. From Bad to Worse Via a Successful Constitutional Challenge: The Tragedy of Feminist Engagement with Prostitution Law Reform in Canada Mariana Valverde 12. “You Play, You Pay”: Feminists and Child Support Enforcement in the United States Libby Adler and Janet Halley 13. Governance Feminism in the French Republic: Veils, Parité, and Feminists Maleiha Malik 14. Gay Governance: A Queer Critique Aeyal Gross Part IV. Postcolonial Feminists in Global/Local Struggle 15. Governance Feminism’s Others: Sex Workers and India’s Rape Law Reforms Prabha Kotiswaran 16. A Cry for Madness: Governance Feminism and Neoliberal Consonance in Pakistan Vanja Hamzić 17. Finding and Losing Feminism in Transition: The Costs of the Continuum Hypothesis for Women in Colombia Isabel Cristina Jaramillo-Sierra 18. Follow the Numbers: Global Governmentality and the Violence against Women Agenda in Occupied Palestine Rema Hammami 19. Indebted: The Cruel Optimism of Leaning-in to Empowerment Vasuki Nesiah Acknowledgments Contributors Index Feminism wields the sword -- Feminist governance and international law : from liberal to carceral feminism / Karen Engle -- The politics of sex, rights, and freedom in contemporary antitrafficking campaigns / Elizabeth Bernstein -- The charybdis of rape myth discourse / Helen Reece -- Governance feminism in New York's human trafficking intervention courts / Amy. J. Cohen and Aya Gruber -- An accidental governance feminist : an interview with Kate Mogulescu / Amy. J. Cohen and Aya Gruber -- The unintended consequences of domestic violence criminalization : reassessing a governance feminist success story / Leigh Goodmark -- The long march through the institutions -- Governing sex through bureaucracy / Jacob Gersen and Jeannie Suk Gersen -- Feminism, law, and epidemiology in the aids response / Aziza Ahmed -- Contesting feminism's institutional doubles : troubling the security council's women peace and security agenda / Dianne Otto -- Sex quotas and burkini bans / Darren Rosenblum -- Ideological trajectories for Gfeminists -- From bad to worse via a successful constitutional challenge : the tragedy of feminist engagement with prostitution law reform in Canada / Mariana Valverde -- "You play, you pay" : feminists and child support enforcement in the United States / Libby Adler and Janet Halley -- Governance feminism in the French Republic : veils, parita and feminists / Maleiha Malik -- Gay governance: a queer critique / Aeyal Gross -- Postcolonial feminists in global/local struggle -- Governance feminism's others : sex workers and India's rape law reforms / Prabha Kotiswaran -- A cry for madness : governance feminism and neoliberal consonance in Pakistan / Vanja Hamzia -- Finding and losing feminism in transition : the costs of the continuum hypothesis for women in Colombia / Isabel Cristina Jaramillo-Sierra -- Follow the numbers : global governmentality and the violence against women agenda in occupied Palestine / Rema Hammami -- Indebted : the cruel optimism of leaning-in to empowerment / Vasuki Nesiah -- Acknowledgments "Governance Feminism : Notes from the Field brings together nineteen chapters from leading feminist scholars and activists to critically describe and assess contemporary feminist engagements with state and state-like power. Gathering examples from North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, it complements and expands on the companion volume Governance Feminism : An Introduction. Its chapters argue that governance feminism (GF) is institutionally diverse and globally distributed--emerging from traditional sites of state power as well as from various forms of governance and operating at the grassroots level, in the private sector, in civil society, and in international relations. Providing a clear, crosscutting, critical lens through which to map developments in feminist governance around the world, Governance Feminism : Notes from the Field makes sense of the costs and benefits of current feminist realities to reimagine feminist futures. The authors argue that governance feminism is institutionally diverse and globally distributed. It emerges from grassroots activism as well as statutes and treaties, crime control, and immanent bureaucracy. Conflicts among feminists-global North and South ; left, center, and right- emerge as struggles over governance. This volume collects examples from the United States, Israel, India, and from transnational human rights law."--Page 4 de la couverture Governance Feminism: Notes from the Field brings together nineteen chapters from leading feminist scholars and activists to critically describe and assess contemporary feminist engagements with state and state-like power. Gathering examples from North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, it complements and expands on the companion volume Governance Feminism: An Introduction. Its chapters argue that governance feminism (GF) is institutionally diverse and globally distributed--emerging from traditional sites of state power as well as from various forms of governance and operating at the grassroots level, in the private sector, in civil society, and in international relations. Providing a clear, cross-cutting, critical lens through which to map developments in feminist governance around the world, Governance Feminism: Notes from the Field makes sense of the costs and benefits of current feminist realities to reimagine feminist futures. The authors argue that governance feminism is institutionally diverse and globally distributed. It emerges from grassroots activism as well as statutes and treaties, crime control, and immanent bureaucracy. Conflicts among feminists-global North and South; left, center, and right- emerge as struggles over governance. This volume collects examples from the United States, Israel, India, and from transnational human rights law. -- back cover