Threads of Protest and Resistance: The Impact of Social Movements on the Development of Laws Protecting Women’s Rights in Bangladesh
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-ohiou15973292737636212021-08-03T07:16:12Z Threads of Protest and Resistance: The Impact of Social Movements on the Development of Laws Protecting Women’s Rights in Bangladesh Bhuyan, Md Mahbub Or Rahman Bhuyan Sociology Public Policy Criminology Social Movement Feminist Organization Violence against Women Law Prevention of Oppression against Women and Children Act 2000 Women's rights movements (WRMs) and legal and social protections for women in Bangladesh have developed in a complex fashion over the last 50 years. The laws have arisen and continue to develop in conflict with long-held traditions that uphold discriminatory practices and enable violence against women (VAW). This thesis explores the calls for legal measures, protests, and movements at local, national and international levels contributed to the changes in the laws enacted to address gendered oppression. Using "Resource Mobilization Theory (RMT)," this paper analyzes the national and international resources the Women Rights' Organizations (WROs) use for mobilization and the accomplishments they gained so far by persuading the state to enact/amend pertinent laws, in particular, the "Prevention of Oppression against Women and Children Act-2000 (POWC ACT- 2000)." This study employs qualitative content analysis to examine the emergence, mobilization, negotiation process and success of WRM in framing VAW laws and trace the impact of local-global resources for mobilization in the success of the WRMs. Findings suggest that although WRM primarily was organized by some social reformers, systematic movements by WROs started after the independence of Bangladesh in 1971. The study finds that before every VAW policy formation, one or more WRMs took place, revealing the correlation between WRM and VAW policy change. The study finds that both national and international resources are primarily attributable to VAW policy formation through local-global pressure and waged unequivocally in the country's legal framework. 2020-09-25 English text Ohio University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1597329273763621 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1597329273763621 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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Sociology Public Policy Criminology Social Movement Feminist Organization Violence against Women Law Prevention of Oppression against Women and Children Act 2000 Bhuyan, Md Mahbub Or Rahman Bhuyan Threads of Protest and Resistance: The Impact of Social Movements on the Development of Laws Protecting Women’s Rights in Bangladesh |
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Bhuyan, Md Mahbub Or Rahman Bhuyan |
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Bhuyan, Md Mahbub Or Rahman Bhuyan |
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Bhuyan, Md Mahbub Or Rahman Bhuyan |
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Threads of Protest and Resistance: The Impact of Social Movements on the Development of Laws Protecting Women’s Rights in Bangladesh |
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Threads of Protest and Resistance: The Impact of Social Movements on the Development of Laws Protecting Women’s Rights in Bangladesh |
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Threads of Protest and Resistance: The Impact of Social Movements on the Development of Laws Protecting Women’s Rights in Bangladesh |
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Threads of Protest and Resistance: The Impact of Social Movements on the Development of Laws Protecting Women’s Rights in Bangladesh |
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Threads of Protest and Resistance: The Impact of Social Movements on the Development of Laws Protecting Women’s Rights in Bangladesh |
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threads of protest and resistance: the impact of social movements on the development of laws protecting women’s rights in bangladesh |
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Ohio University / OhioLINK |
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2020 |
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