Beyond Barricades explores how a transition to democracy affects civil society by tracing the levels and arenas of organized participation both before and after democratization.

eyond Barricades explores how a transition to democracy affects civil society by tracing the levels and arenas of organized participation both before and after democratization. The group hardest hit by this transition to democracy is women, who are often surprised to discover that democracies do not necessarily yield more gender equality or more opportunities for participation than dictatorships.

Preface and Acknowledgements 1.Theoretical Paradoxes of Participation During and After Democratization 2.Organizing the
Past: Participation and Civil Society in Chile 3.Mobilization or Demobilization? Participation Levels and Democratization 4.Organizational Transformation: Taking Politics Out of Democracy 5.Organizational Transformation: Recycling for the Environment 6.Barren Streets and Empty Households: What Went
Awry with Women's Organizing? 7.Surfing the Democratization
Wave: A View of Post-Transition Civil Society