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‘Situating’ active citizenship: historical and contemporary perspectives of women's organising in the Pacific

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This article examines a 40-year history of women's organising in Fiji, in order to show how the political goals pursued by active citizens can be shaped by an interplay of domestic and international political contingencies. This approach challenges the common and somewhat idealised definitions of active citizenship that focus upon actors' capacity to mobilise collectively behind political goals independent of those that motivate the state or the market. Rather, active citizenship is viewed as a realm of political activity constituted in ways that both reflect and contest contingent factors prevailing globally and locally.

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  • Nicole George, 2009. "‘Situating’ active citizenship: historical and contemporary perspectives of women's organising in the Pacific," Development in Practice, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 19(8), pages 981-996, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cdipxx:v:19:y:2009:i:8:p:981-996
    DOI: 10.1080/09614520903220826
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