Overview
- Offers an ethnographically rich and detailed analysis of women’s rights activism in Malaysia
- Explores the themes arising from the male author's involvement in the women's rights movements
- Examines the precise workings and operations of activist coalitions in a highly ethicized society
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About this book
In this book, the author draws on over a decade of first-hand experience as an academic-activist and on interviews with women in Malaysia’s women’s rights movement. Despite a considerable array of challenges to their participation in the public and political spheres, the movement is especially vibrant. Presenting insights from feminist activists in Malaysia, the book explores the Women’s Candidacy Initiative’s efforts to promote independent women in Parliament; the work of women’s coalition the Joint Action Group for Gender Equality; how activists understand and experience the concept of feminism; and finally the place of men in feminism.
Women’s Activism in Malaysia will be of interest to students and scholars across a range of disciplines including gender studies, politics and sociology.
Reviews
“Speaking as a male feminist anthropologist, Lee emphasises how the pursuit of women’s emancipation is intricately interwoven with the wider struggle against social oppression.” (Helen Ting, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Julian C. H. Lee is Senior Lecturer in Global Studies in the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University, Australia.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Women’s Activism in Malaysia
Book Subtitle: Voices and Insights
Authors: Julian C. H. Lee
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78969-9
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-78968-2Published: 04 May 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-78969-9Published: 24 April 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 103
Topics: Women's Studies, Gender and Sexuality, Social Structure, Social Inequality, Politics and Gender, Asian Politics