Gender and Political Support - Women and Hamas in the Occupied Palestinian Territories

This book finds and explores a gender gap in political support in the Occupied Palestinian Territories whereby more women than men support Hamas, and more men than women support Fatah.

Sommario

1. Introduction: The Gender Gap in Political Support in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, 2. The Political Context in Palestine, 3. Economy and Gender, 4. Belief, Ideology and Gender, 5. Political Violence and Gender: Occupation, Resistance, and Oppression, 6. Explaining the Gender Gap in Political Support, 7. Beyond Palestine, 8. Conclusion

Info autore

Minna Cowper-Coles is a Research Fellow at the Global Institute of Women's Leadership at King's College London, UK. She previously taught at Birkbeck College, University of London, UK, where she gained her PhD in 2018.

Riassunto

This book finds and explores a gender gap in political support in the Occupied Palestinian Territories whereby more women than men support Hamas, and more men than women support Fatah.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Minna Cowper-Coles, Minna (King''s College London Cowper-Coles
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 27.05.2024
• EAN: 9781032011493
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3201149-3
• Pagine: 236
• Serie: Gender in a Global/Local World
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze sociali, tematiche generali; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, Feminism & feminist theory, Feminism and feminist theory