2019/08/21 by Alexander Peeples · 1 citation
Social Sciences · #African history and culture studies #Colonialism #Gender studies #Structural adjustment #History #Political science #Sociology #Law #Archaeology
paper · doi:10.17615/et00-qj71
published in UNC Libraries
openalex publication_date 2019/08/21 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/01
Gender has become an important area of increased focus in discourses on human rights and development over the last thirty years, but unfortunately that focus has primarily been on liberal approaches to gender as mediated through international organizations. The history of Tanzania offers an opportunity for more expansive scholarly interrogations of gender within political action in Africa. In particular, the evolution of women’s movements in Tanzania from the early independence era to post-structural adjustment is instructive for understanding the potential of non-elite women’s subaltern mass movements and the limitations of liberal institutionalism. This article examines that evolution, tracing these movements after first identifying theoretical entry points that allow for a better understanding of the work of Tanzanian non-elite women.