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Women and states : norms and hierarchies in international society / Ann E. Towns

Towns, Ann E., 1970-

1. publ.

Cambridge [u.a.] : Cambridge University Press, 2010

X, 249 S. : graph. Darst. ; 23 cm

Englisch

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. Constructivism and world-wide changes in state policy; 3. A complex society of norms and social hierarchies; 4. Excluding women in the society of civilized states; 5. Women's suffrage and the standards of civilization; 6. National women's policy bureaus and the standards of development; 7. Legislature sex quotas and cultural rank; 8. Conclusion.

Includes bibliographical references

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978-0-521-74591-8 ((pbk.) £18.99); 978-0-521-76885-6 ((hbk.) £50.00); 0-521-76885-3 ((hbk.) £50.00); 0-521-74591-8 ((pbk.) £18.99)

2009054026

015489406

OCoLC: 699903777     

OCoLC: 699903777 (aus SWB)     

MS 3100      Ähnliche Literatur

HQ1236

305.42

FIV Notation: RS: Ohne direkten Regionalbezug ; SF: Staat ; SG02.02: Gesellschaft / Gesellschaftsentwicklung/Gesellschaftsstruktur / Gesellschaftliche Gruppen

Basisklassifikation: 71.33 (Frau) <Soziologie> ; 89.62 (Politische Bewegungen)

SSG-Nummer(n): 3,6

*Frau ; Rechtsstellung ; Politische Beteiligung ; Soziale Situation ; Geschichte 1800-2003     Zum Register

FIV-Themen: Staat ; Internationale Gesellschaft/Weltgesellschaft ; Verhältnis Bevölkerungsgruppen - Staat ; Frauen ; Rechtsstellung von Gruppen ; Frauenpolitik ; Frauenförderung ; Gesellschaftliche Prozesse ; Soziale Faktoren ; Wahlrecht ; Quotenregelung ; Geschichte

LOC-SH: Women's rights -- History ; Women -- Social conditions

"Momentous changes in the relation between women and the state have advanced women's status around the globe. Women were barred from public affairs a century ago, yet almost every state now recognizes equal voting rights and exhibits a national policy bureau for the advancement of women. Sex quotas for national legislatures are increasingly common. Ann Towns explains these changes by providing a novel account of how norms work in international society. She argues that norms don't just provide standards for states, they rank them, providing comparative judgments which place states in hierarchical social orders. This focus on the link between norms and ranking hierarchies helps better account for how a new policy, such as equality for women in public life, is spread around the world. Women and States thus offers a new account of the relationship between women and the state, and of the influence of norms in international politics"--Provided by publisher

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