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Offers a unique analysis of abortion policy worldwide focusing on effects of civil society, national governments and intergovernmental organizations.
Sommario
Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction: producing reproductive rights; Part I. Civil Society Sphere: 2. The civil society sphere: religion and reproductive health; 3. The politics of religion and reproductive health: the cases of Chile and Bahrain; Part II. State Government Sphere: 4. The sphere of national governments: dimensions of representation; 5. Reproductive rights and the nation-state: the cases of New Zealand and Rwanda; Part III. The International Sphere: 6. The international sphere: going beyond civil society and the nation-state; 7. Case studies from the international sphere: The ICPD PoA and the African Union; 8. Conclusions: final thoughts and avenues for future comparative research on abortion.
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Udi Sommer is Senior Lecturer at the Political Science Department at Tel Aviv University. He has also taught political science at Columbia and SUNY. He is Chair of The Israel Young Academy and Head of the Center for the Study of the United States at Tel Aviv University. Sommer is the author of over twnenty articles in peer-reviewed journals and two books, Supreme Court Agenda Setting (2014) and Legal Path Dependence and the Long Arm of the Religious State (2016). He is the recipient of grants and fellowships from the European Union, Fulbright and NSF and was a finalist in the LSA 2nd Half-Century Project.Aliza Forman-Rabinovici is a Ph.D. candidate at Tel Aviv University. Her research focuses on the intersection between gender and public policy, and the role and impact of female leadership in politics. Forman Rabinovici has had articles published in top peer-reviewed journals and serves as the academic advisor to the Israeli Ministry of Science and Technology's Council for the Advancement of Women as well as a policy researcher and advisor for major political parties and figures in Israel.
Riassunto
This book gives unique insight into how women's reproductive rights are determined worldwide and explores the topic theoretically and empirically. Analyzing three spheres, civil society, national government and international bodies, this book is relevant for scholars and students in social sciences, law, gender studies and development studies.
