Globalisation and Cultural Revolution Key Concepts, Operational Mechanisms

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THE WESTERN FEMINIST, SEXUAL AND 5 CULTURAL REVOLUTION The West faced with the consequences of its revolution The end of myths The feminist revolution and the beginnings of the sexual revolution in the West A complex phenomenon Margaret Sanger and Simone de Beauvoir The fraud of Alfred Kinsey and his "science" of sexuality Herbert Marcuse and the cultural revolution Key-words of this chapter GLOBAL CULTURAL REVOLUTION, 29 POSTMODERNITY AND THE NEW GLOBAL ETHIC Examples The ethic of ambivalence A new form of dictatorship? Key-words of this chapter THE KEY CONCEPTS OF THE GLOBAL SEXUAL AND FEMINIST REVOLUTION Overview of the new concepts The global sexual revolution: the Cairo watershed Reproductive health Sexual health The rise of individualism People-centered development The ethic of consent The redefinition of safety "Safe" abortion The culture of prevention The age of dream: "universal access" Information, education and informed choice New obligations and responsibilities The family under all its forms Sexual diversity THE RIGHTS REVOLUTION 111 The rule of law and the foundations of its legitimacy From "universal values" to the "global right to choose" The arbitrary right to choose The itinerary of the rights revolution at the multilateral level Cairo: reproductive rights Sexual rights The pioneering role of the IPPF: The Charter of Sexual and Reproductive Rights From "consensus" to international law? Treaty monitoring bodies The Maputo Protocol Campaigns targeting youth Key-words of this chapter THE HISTORICAL AND INSTITUTIONAL JOURNEY OF THE GLOBALIZATION OF THE REVOLUTION The role of the IPPF - UN partnership The role of the UN conference process from 1968 The integration process: from the sectorial approach of the 1970s to the holistic approach of the 1990s The "population question" The NSSM 200 or "Kissinger report" Bucharest 1974 Mexico 1984 The Amsterdam forum Mexico, Copenhagen, Nairobi, Beijing The IPPF`s new strategic direction, and the Cairo Copernican turn Beijing and gender The Cairo and Beijing institutional machinery of implementation The implementation phase: from agenda to action Decentralization and localization Gender mainstreaming at the UN From the power of experts to a global culture The Millennium Development Goals Adoption of an acceleration strategy Diagnosis of the present situation Key-words of this chapter TECHNIQUES AND STRATEGIES OF 191 THE AGENTS OF SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION A "gentle" and quiet revolution Social engineering: an "art" and a "science" Consensus culture Consensus-building Gender training Gender mainstreaming Consultation process Education reform "Life skills" and "quality" education The five stages of quality education "Child-friendly" schools Girls` education: acceleration campaigns Informal initiatives taken by the agents of social transformation on the ground The power of slogans Change of strategy vis-a-vis cultures and religions: from confrontation to "collaboration" Proactive partnerships with religions Key-words of this chapter