| dc.description.abstract | The following thesis explores the different mobilization and self-advocacy strategies used by minority women involved in domestic violence advocacy in Norway. Using resource mobilization theory, the theory of political opportunity structures as well as an intersectional analysis, this thesis examines the different factors that influence their ability to mobilize and gain access to opportunities to further their advocacy efforts.
The analysis is based on semi-structured interviews with minority women activists based in Oslo Norway, with the aim of capturing their unique experiences and voices in the women’s movement. The results suggest that minority women activists face multiple challenges when engaging in domestic violence advocacy due to the lack of stable funding, the lack of culturally and linguistically diverse services for minority women, and the negative framing of immigrant women within the Norwegian political landscape that excludes them from mainstream gender equality initiatives.
The results reflect the current situation of the Norwegian women’s movement characterized by separate organizing between minority and majority women organizations due to having ‘separate interests’. Further research is suggested on exploring framing processes regarding minority women for a more thorough analysis | en_US |
