Ludovic Lado holds a doctorate in social anthropology from Oxford University and is director of the Jesuit Center for Studies and Training for Development (CEFOD) in N'Djamena, Chad. He is the author of Catholic Pentecostalism and the Paradoxes of Africanization.

"In recent years, there has been a growing interest in women and gender issues, especially within the ambit of the law in precolonial and postcolonial Africa. The Politics of Gender Reform in West Africa reveals problems, contentions, and negotiations in the creation of these postcolonial laws, which is a valuable contribution to the ongoing scholarship in essentializing women's voices." —Bala Saho, author of Contours of Change"Throughout this short, readable book, Lado focuses particularly on the role of religion, most specifically the views of lay Muslims and Christians and religious leaders from both communities regarding their views of state-proposed gender reform. Recommended." —Choice"A helpful case study with which to consider alternative feminisms, the morality of universalist rights claims, and their effective implementation...a welcome contribution to an important topic." — Theological Studies Journal

• List of AbbreviationsList of Figures and TablesAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Domesticating Gendered Modernity1. The Secular State in the 2013 Gender Reform2. Negotiating Multiplicity: Authorities, Communities, and Identities3. Religious and Secular Perspectives on Gender Reforms4. Regional and Comparative Perspectives: Senegal, Mali and NigerConclusion: Religion, the State, and Gender Reform in Sub-Saharan AfricaReferences

Ludovic Lado holds a doctorate in social anthropology from Oxford University and is director of the Jesuit Center for Studies and Training for Development (CEFOD) in N'Djamena, Chad. He is the author of Catholic Pentecostalism and the Paradoxes of Africanization.

"In recent years, there has been a growing interest in women and gender issues, especially within the ambit of the law in precolonial and postcolonial Africa. The Politics of Gender Reform in West Africa reveals problems, contentions, and negotiations in the creation of these postcolonial laws, which is a valuable contribution to the ongoing scholarship in essentializing women's voices." —Bala Saho, author of Contours of Change"Throughout this short, readable book, Lado focuses particularly on the role of religion, most specifically the views of lay Muslims and Christians and religious leaders from both communities regarding their views of state-proposed gender reform. Recommended." —Choice"A helpful case study with which to consider alternative feminisms, the morality of universalist rights claims, and their effective implementation...a welcome contribution to an important topic." — Theological Studies Journal

• List of AbbreviationsList of Figures and TablesAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Domesticating Gendered Modernity1. The Secular State in the 2013 Gender Reform2. Negotiating Multiplicity: Authorities, Communities, and Identities3. Religious and Secular Perspectives on Gender Reforms4. Regional and Comparative Perspectives: Senegal, Mali and NigerConclusion: Religion, the State, and Gender Reform in Sub-Saharan AfricaReferences

Ludovic Lado holds a doctorate in social anthropology from Oxford University and is director of the Jesuit Center for Studies and Training for Development (CEFOD) in N'Djamena, Chad. He is the author of Catholic Pentecostalism and the Paradoxes of Africanization.

"In recent years, there has been a growing interest in women and gender issues, especially within the ambit of the law in precolonial and postcolonial Africa. The Politics of Gender Reform in West Africa reveals problems, contentions, and negotiations in the creation of these postcolonial laws, which is a valuable contribution to the ongoing scholarship in essentializing women's voices." —Bala Saho, author of Contours of Change"Throughout this short, readable book, Lado focuses particularly on the role of religion, most specifically the views of lay Muslims and Christians and religious leaders from both communities regarding their views of state-proposed gender reform. Recommended." —Choice"A helpful case study with which to consider alternative feminisms, the morality of universalist rights claims, and their effective implementation...a welcome contribution to an important topic." — Theological Studies Journal

• List of AbbreviationsList of Figures and TablesAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Domesticating Gendered Modernity1. The Secular State in the 2013 Gender Reform2. Negotiating Multiplicity: Authorities, Communities, and Identities3. Religious and Secular Perspectives on Gender Reforms4. Regional and Comparative Perspectives: Senegal, Mali and NigerConclusion: Religion, the State, and Gender Reform in Sub-Saharan AfricaReferences