Interestingly I've never seen the debate in such stark contrast in the rest of europe. Fedela Amara's work in France just seemed to be accepted as a logical evolution of feminism. Her new agenda wasn't contested, however much it embraced 3rd wave perspectives and rejected the boundaries of 2nd. keep to the Fen Causeway
Interestingly I've never seen the debate in such stark contrast in the rest of europe.
Thinking about it, I suspect the divide was not so obvious here before the Feminist Initiative started. Many different feminisms flourished, though generally keeping a common front to the outside (and having the heavy in-fighting out of the wider public).
At the time of the great public in-fight I thought they had made an obvious mistake in setting up the party. As I saw it you either start by declaring a clear direction and let those that concur gather or you start with a big group and see what you agree upon and agree to disagree on the rest. However, I am now leaning towards the conclusion that the involved parties did not realise from the start how much their policy suggestions differed and actually was contradictory. In that case there might not have been much they could agree upon. A vote for PES is a vote for EPP! A vote for EPP is a vote for PES! Support the coalition, vote EPP-PES in 2009!
But that is actually a bit beside the point - or it would have been on point if it was a womens party (which was discuseed in the 90ies and as a result gave higher female representation in elected assemblies) - but this was a party around the feminist ideology. Just turned out there was some huge differences within that ideology. A vote for PES is a vote for EPP! A vote for EPP is a vote for PES! Support the coalition, vote EPP-PES in 2009!
but this was a party around the feminist ideology. Just turned out there was some huge differences within that ideology.
Yea, same assumptions about commonalities. keep to the Fen Causeway
So it would be similar to assumption of commonalities among socialists. A vote for PES is a vote for EPP! A vote for EPP is a vote for PES! Support the coalition, vote EPP-PES in 2009!
