ABSTRACT

Democracy, anticipated by American and other Western powers to prevent economic chaos and political conflict within and among states, is not evolving as expected. This research argues that part of the failure resides in United States democracy assistance's inadequate consideration of gender within democracy programming.

chapter |9 pages

Introduction

chapter One|11 pages

The Significance of Feminist Research

chapter Two|30 pages

Gendering Ethnicity

chapter Three|40 pages

Gendering Democracy

Theory and Practice

chapter Five|26 pages

Analyzing Identity in Kyrgyzstan

Fieldwork Method and Design

chapter Six|46 pages

Gendered Attachments to Ethnicity

Survey Results