Gender and Civil Society

Informationen zum Autor Howell, Jude; Mulligan, Diane Zusammenfassung This book not only draws together the concepts of gender and civil society, but also adopts an international perspective, highlighting the diverse trajectories of women organizing in different country contexts and the historical, cultural and political specificities of civil society. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction Jude Howell2. Gender and Civil Society in East Central Europe Barbara Einhorn and Charlotte Sever3. Women's Organisations and Civil Society in China: Making a Difference Jude Howell4. Women in Movement: Transformations in African Political Landscapes Aili Mari Tripp5. Gender and Civil Society in the Middle East Nadje Al-Ali6. The Discourse of Dangdut: Gender and Civil Society in Indonesia Diane Mulligan7. Chilean Feminism(s) in the 1990s: Paradoxes of an Unfinished Transition Marcela Rios Tobar8. Impact of Feminist Civil Society and Political Alliances on Gender Policies in Mexico Linda S. Stevenson9. The Dimensions and Policy Impact of Feminist Civil Society: Democratic Policy Making on Violence Against Women in the Fifty U.S. States S.L.Weldon10. Who is the Real Civil Society? Women's Groups versus Pro-Family Groups at the International Criminal Court Negotations Marlies GlaiusConclusion Jude Howell

Product details

• Authors: Jude Howell, Jude Mulligan Howell, Howell Jude, Diane Mulligan, Mulligan Diane
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2006
• EAN: 9780415429696
• ISBN: 978-0-415-42969-6
• No. of pages: 276
• Series: Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics; Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, HISTORY / Middle East / General, Politics & government, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Politics and government, Gender studies, gender groups