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100			_aWaylen, Georgina
245			_aWomen's mobilization and gender outcomes in transitions to democracy: the case of South Africa
260			_c2007
300			_ap.521-46.
362			_aMay
520			_aThis article explores the conditions under which women's mobilizations during transitions to democracy can achieve some of their aims. It broadens the comparative analysis of gender and transitions undertaken to date by looking at a case in which gender outcomes, measured in terms of women's descriptive and substantive representation, have been relatively positive. Unusually women, organized as women, had some input into the negotiations during the South African transition. The article argues that a complex interaction of variables contributed to the achievement of certain positive gender outcomes. A broad women's coalition, the Women's National Coalition, did play an important role. However, two other sets of factors - a favorable political opportunity structure and the strategic actions and alliances of certain key women actors - made a crucial contribution to its effectiveness in influencing this transition, as women's mobilization on its own is no guarantee of success. - Reproduced.
650			_aWomen - South Africa
650			_aWomen
773			_aComparative Political Studies
908			_aN
909			_a74731
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