02926    a2200481   4500001001100000005001700011008003900028020001800067037003600085040000700121041000800128072001500136072001600151072001600167072001400183072001500197072001500212072001600227072001500243072001300258072001400271072001400285072001200299072001300311072001300324072001300337072001500350072002100365072002100386072002100407072002100428072002100449072002100470072002100491072002200512100002400534245012700558250000600685260003200691300001000723520169600733999001502429113892641820250317100412.0250312042015GB                   eng    a9781138926417  bTaylor & FranciscGBP 41.99fBB  a01  aeng7 aJPS2thema7 aJBSF2thema7 aJPVH2thema7 aLB2thema7 aJHB2thema7 aGTM2thema7 aQDTS2thema7 a1FB2bisac7 aJPS2bic7 aJFSJ2bic7 aJPVH2bic7 aLB2bic7 aJHB2bic7 aGTB2bic7 aHPS2bic7 a1FB2bisac7 aPOL0000002bisac7 aPOL0350102bisac7 aPOL0410002bisac7 aPOL0040002bisac7 aSOC0320002bisac7 aLAW0510002bisac7 aPOL0110002bisac7 a323.3409552bisac1 aBenjamin Stachursky10aPromise and Perils of TransnationalizationbNGO Activism and the Socialization of Women’s Human Rights in Egypt and Iran  a1  aOxfordbRoutledgec20150608  a310 p  bTo date, most constructivist international relations studies have characterized the influence of transnationalism on domestic forms of activism as uniformly positive. In particular, transnational interactions are viewed as positive factors for the development and daily impact of gender activism. Benjamin Stachursky’s book questions the unvarying positive view of transnationalism on domestic forms of activism, arguing for a more nuanced analysis that permits an understanding of the enabling and restricting effects of transnationalism. Stachursky also challenges the dominant view of civil society as normatively homogenous by illustrating the complex relationships and conflicts that exist between NGOs and other civil society representatives. He grounds his theoretical arguments with a comparative case study on women’s rights activism in Egypt and Iran, which uses semi-structured interviews with women’s rights activists in the two countries and analysis of documentation by local political and societal actors. Looking at the period from the mid-1980s up to present developments such as the Arab Spring, Stachursky analyzes the emergence and development of NGO activism in Egypt and Iran, the social, political, and legal context of NGO activism, and key domestic debates on the impact and legitimacy of the actors operating in women’s rights activism. By closely examining the ambivalent relationship between transnationalism and human rights organizations, Stachursky proves that transnationalization has both enabling and constraining effects on the domestic legitimacy of women’s rights activists and on their ability to create meaningful social and political change.  c2452d2452