ISBN:
9780415335744
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (276 p.)
Series Statement:
Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics
Series Statement:
Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics Ser.
Parallel Title:
Print version Gender and Civil Society
DDC:
305.42
Keywords:
Civil society
;
Feminist theory
;
Women in community organization
;
Women in public life
;
Electronic books
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
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
Description / Table of Contents:
Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Notes on contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Gender, civil society and women's movements in Central and Eastern Europe; Women's organisations and civil society in China: making a difference; Women in movement: transformations in African political landscapes; Gender and civil society in the Middle East; The discourse of Dangdut: gender and civil society in Indonesia; Chilean feminism(s) in the 1990s: paradox of an unfinished transition
Description / Table of Contents:
The impact of feminist civil society and political alliances on gender policies in MexicoThe dimensions and policy impact of feminist civil society: democratic policy-making on violence against women in the fifty US States; Who is the real civil society? Women's groups versus pro-family groups at the International Criminal Court negotiations; Conclusion; Index;
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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