Date of Award

6-1-2014

Document Type

Masters Thesis

Degree Name

M.A.

Organizational Unit

Josef Korbel School of International Studies

First Advisor

Deborah Avant, Ph.D.

Second Advisor

Lisa Conant

Third Advisor

Erica Chenoweth

Keywords

Krebs, Political empowerment, Revolution, Rhetoric, Rhetorical coercion, Women

Abstract

The below paper examines women’s ability to translate participation in antigovernment movement into political empowerment in the post-conflict government. I use the theory of Rhetorical Coercion to explore how the way in which women frame their participation impacts their ability to achieve increased political empowerment. I find that nationalistic frames are more successful than women’s-specific frames in women’s ability to achieve full empowerment and lasting rights. Using the cases of El Salvador, Guatemala and Eritrea I explore the inputs to a successful rhetorical strategy and the stumbling blocks to translating participation into national inclusion.

Publication Statement

Copyright is held by the author. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.

Rights Holder

Kyleanne M. Hunter

Provenance

Received from ProQuest

File Format

application/pdf

Language

en

File Size

102 p.

Discipline

International relations, Women's studies, Political Science



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