Defense Date
4-5-2004
Graduation Date
Spring 2004
Availability
Immediate Access
Submission Type
thesis
Degree Name
MA
Department
Graduate Center for Social and Public Policy
School
McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts
Committee Chair
Charles F. Hanna
Committee Member
Mary F. Antolini
Keywords
collective action, Societal discontent
Abstract
The emergence of the Women's Forum during the 1990's in Sierra Leone is analyzed using the political process model proposed by Douglas McAdam. The strength of the indigenous organizations, the political opportunities presented by the civil strife of the period and the emergence of insurgency consciousness on the part of the women of Sierra Leone were identified as significant in contributing to the success of the movement in bringing an end to the civil war and influencing the peace process to address women's issues, indicating the usefulness of this model in analyzing the emergence of social movements in the Sierra Leonean context.
Format
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Farma, A. (2004). A Historical Study of the Emergence of Social Movements: Case Study of the Sierra Leone Women's Forum in the 1990s (Master's thesis, Duquesne University). Retrieved from https://dsc.duq.edu/etd/530