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The #MeToo movement’s manifestation in Croatia: engaging with the meaningfulness of transnational feminist solidarity

Šarić, Josipa (2022) The #MeToo movement’s manifestation in Croatia: engaging with the meaningfulness of transnational feminist solidarity. Transnational Legal Theory, . ISSN 2041-4013. (doi:10.1080/20414005.2022.2081908) (KAR id:95390)

Abstract

This article examines the transnational #MeToo movement’s manifestation in Croatia alongside the divided public responses to the ratification of the Council of Europe’s Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence. The article argues that motherhood discourse was a unifying factor in mobilising activism seeking to address violence against women. Utilising motherhood politics may be an effective tool for attracting widespread support in nationalist and conservative settings, but it also reinforces particular constructions of femininity consequently leading to silences and exclusions. While considering the potentials and risks of the Croatian #MeToo campaigns and how these relate to broader discussions on transnational feminism, the article calls for further reflection on what meaningful transnational feminist solidarity entails.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1080/20414005.2022.2081908
Additional information: ** Article version: VoR ** From Crossref journal articles via Jisc Publications Router ** History: epub 02-06-2022; issued 02-06-2022. ** Licence for VoR version of this article starting on 02-06-2022: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Uncontrolled keywords: #MeToo; feminist theory; violence against women; anti-gender movements; transnational feminist solidarity
Subjects: K Law
Divisions: Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > Kent Law School
Funders: University of Kent (https://ror.org/00xkeyj56)
SWORD Depositor: JISC Publications Router
Depositing User: JISC Publications Router
Date Deposited: 08 Aug 2022 13:20 UTC
Last Modified: 10 Dec 2022 23:14 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/95390 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Šarić, Josipa.

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