Feminisms in Latin America. Pro-choice Nested Networks in Mexico and Brazil, de Gisela Zaremberg y Debora Rezende de Almeida

Abstract

: This Element analyzes the features of current feminist movements in Latin America and their responses to conservative reactions. For this, it focuses on the pro-choice movement vis-à-vis the antiabortion countermovement in Mexico and Brazil. It o ff ers a relational approach, embracing the dynamics within the feminist fi eld and between feminism and the state to capture the movements ’ potential e ff ects. First, the Element proposes the concept of nested feminist networks, which comprises three dimensions, revealing the plurality of the movement across intersectional and sexual identity issues (horizontal), its relationship with the multifaceted state (vertical), and the intermediation of political parties and participatory institutions in this relationship (intermediary). Second, it argues that nested networks allow feminists to enable policies and block actions from conservatives. In sum, it explores how feminists, leveraging their plurality and connection with the state, can counter conservative attacks. This Element also has a video abstract: www.cambridge.org/Politics and Society in Latin America_ Zaremberg_abstract