Transnational Struggles for Recognition

Now more than ever, recognition represents a critical concept for social movements, both as a strategic tool and an important policy aim. While the subjects 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 womens 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 movements reach and effectiveness.