Transnational Struggles for Recognition - New Perspectives on Civil Society since the 20th Century

Now more than ever, -recognition- represents a critical concept for social movements, both as a strategic tool and an important policy aim. While the subject-s theoretical and empirical dimensions have usually been studied separately, this interdisciplinary collection focuses on both to examine the pursuit of recognition against a transnational backdrop. With a special emphasis on the efforts of women-s and Jewish organizations in 20th-century Europe, the studies collected here show how recognition can be meaningfully understood in historical-analytical terms, while demonstrating the extent to which transnationalization determines a movement-s reach and effectiveness.