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In the wake of the 1997-1998 Asian financial crisis, the Republican-controlled Congress was able to use the International Monetary Fund's need for capital to press for major reforms within that organization. The debate became more complicated when antiabortion advocates attempted to add antiabortion language to appropriation bills. In a showdown between the executive & legislative branches, Congress ultimately dropped the abortion language, but the issue of linking funding to abortion policy continues to surface in budgetary debates concerning international organizations.

"Comparative Abortion Law and Politics" published on by Oxford University Press.

"Protest and Religion: The U.S. Pro-Life Movement" published on by Oxford University Press.

"Party Politics and Religion in Northern Ireland" published on by Oxford University Press.

A review of women's movement activism in the late 20th century notes that, in spite of serious challenges, feminist movements in the US & GB have changed the political agenda & realized policy goals advancing women's political aspirations. It is argued that these achievements are linked to internal structural changes as well as external relationships with other organizations & the state. Patterns of sustained dynamic interaction driving the forms & agendas of these movements are examined, stressing the impact on policy outcomes of interrelationships between mobilization, agenda formation, & changes in values/consciousness. The context & content of US & British feminist movements are described, along with changes that occurred in the movements & the emergence of new political environments that threatened their survival. Resultant policy outcomes associated with economic equity, abortion, & domestic violence are assessed, along with the evidence of changes in consciousness that allowed movement goals to become a greater part of everyday values & practices. J. Lindroth

Drawing on an analysis of white supremacy Web sites, examination of how the movement's politics of reproduction looks to ensure the perpetuation & purity of the white race points up the intersections of race, gender, & sexuality discourses. Focus is on rhetorical constructions of race & gender to shed light on various groups' stances on appropriate gender & racial relations. Despite a shift toward demographic & presentational mainstreaming in the movement, this traditional rhetoric remains central. These discourses of difference are then analyzed in the context of white supremacist views on abortion, miscegenation, & homosexuality. Demonstrated is the manner in which the white supremacist movement's raced & gendered discourse asserts reproductive strategies aimed at preserving the white race, regulating sexuality via compulsory hetero- & interracial sexuality that fosters an illusion of racial purity & secure racial boundaries. It is contended that this vitriolic politics of reproduction mirrors the racist & gendered views found in the mainstream, which provides access to the message of fringe groups. Because the white supremacist movement is engaged in socially constructing negative differences, the possibility of socially reconstructing that difference exists by embracing a positive politics of difference. J. Zendejas

A comparison of the political roles of Catholic bishops in the US & Poland argues that the role of American bishops is determined by the intersection between the constraints of transnational Catholicism & the unique character of the American political process. The degree to which the church's authority structure curbs the political involvement of bishops notes how papal encyclicals outline the church's position on specific issues like peace/war, economic relations, & abortion. Demographic, historical, & cultural characteristics that affect the Catholic hierarchy in the US & Poland are explored to suggest that the nature of the relationship between the church's moral agenda & policy positions held by political parties significantly affect the bishops' political activities. Although American bishops are less free to set their own moral agenda than other American clergy, national historical & political contexts have a powerful effect on their activities. The political role of bishops in both the US & Poland is deeply impacted by the unique relationship between the Church's universal moral teachings & the cleavages/alignments of a particular political movement. J. Lindroth

A comparison of the political roles of Catholic bishops in the US & Poland argues that the role of American bishops is determined by the intersection between the constraints of transnational Catholicism & the unique character of the American political process. The degree to which the church's authority structure curbs the political involvement of bishops notes how papal encyclicals outline the church's position on specific issues like peace/war, economic relations, & abortion. Demographic, historical, & cultural characteristics that affect the Catholic hierarchy in the US & Poland are explored to suggest that the nature of the relationship between the church's moral agenda & policy positions held by political parties significantly affect the bishops' political activities. Although American bishops are less free to set their own moral agenda than other American clergy, national historical & political contexts have a powerful effect on their activities. The political role of bishops in both the US & Poland is deeply impacted by the unique relationship between the Church's universal moral teachings & the cleavages/alignments of a particular political movement. J. Lindroth

Examines right-wing Chilean women's construction of womanhood & sexuality during the Pinochet dictatorship. The military regime's 1973-1990 trajectory is described, noting women's strong support. It is argued that, for these women, there was an organic & "natural" link between womanhood & sexuality. The former was synonymous with motherhood, which signified heterosexuality & marriage. Conceptions about gender & sexuality informed & reflected their views on society & politics. Their attitudes toward sexuality existed prior to the military regime & influenced its willingness & capacity to express its own ideas on the issues; ie, the dictatorship propagated the fundamental beliefs of these right-wing women rather than exercised any kind of sexual repression. Reproduction & abortion are discussed before pondering why right-wing women did not consider homosexuality a danger to the family, suggesting that homosexuality's invisibility in Chilean society meant that it simply did not register on the right-wing women's radar. In addition, their rejection of feminism is addressed. Rightist women's support of the military regime is best explained via their understandings of sexuality; the dictatorship represented morality & proper living vis-a-vis gender relations, thus affirming these women's worldview. J. Zendejas