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Mainstreaming gender, democratizing the State? : institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women / Shirin M. Rai, editor
(Perspectives on democratization)
| Material Type | E-Book |
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| Publisher | Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press |
| Year | 2003 |
| Language | English |
| Size | 1 online resource (xix, 298 pages) |
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| Media type | 機械可読データファイル |
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| Notes | "Democratization has become an important concept in the last ten years. With the end of the Cold War, the spread of globalization, and the extension of economic regulatory regimes, democratization has come to be seen as important to securing long-term political stability. Much has been written about democratization and gender in works on human rights, citizenship, women's movements and challenges to authoritarian regimes. This book, published in association with the United Nations, builds on this existing body of literature by looking at the relevance of national machineries for the advancement of women. Appropriate mechanisms through which the mainstreaming of gender can take place are considered, and the levels of governance involved - the relationship between gender mainstreaming and state structures, and the effect of this relationship on issues of decentralization, accountability, consultation and participation. It defines what the 'interests of women' are, and how and by what processes these interests are represented to the state policy making structures. Global strategies for the advancement of women, and how far these have penetrated at national level are considered. This is illuminated by a series of case studies - gender equality in Sweden and other Nordic countries, the Ugandan ministry of Gender, Culture and Social services, gender awareness in Central and Eastern Europe, and further examples from South Korea, the Lebanon, Beijing and Australia. This book will be of vital use to students of democratization, gender studies and politics, and is the first full-length appraisal of global strategies and national machineries for the advancement of women"--Publisher's description Open Access English Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-291) and index "Published for and on behalf of the United Nations." digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 24, 2019) Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010 Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002 |
| Authors | Rai, Shirin. United Nations. |
| Subjects | LCSH:Democratization CSHE:Sweden CSHE:Uganda LCSH:Politics LCSH:Globalization LCSH:Women -- Government policy All Subject Search LCSH:Women -- Political activity All Subject Search LCSH:Women -- Social conditions All Subject Search LCSH:Democratization LCSH:Equality FREE:Démocratisation FREE:Égalité des sexes FREE:Femmes -- Conditions sociales All Subject Search BISACSH:SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Feminism & Feminist Theory All Subject Search BISACSH:POLITICAL SCIENCE -- General All Subject Search FREE:Democratization FREE:Equality FREE:Women -- Government policy All Subject Search FREE:Women -- Political activity All Subject Search FREE:Women -- Social conditions All Subject Search FREE:Vrouwenemancipatie FREE:Democratisering FREE:Demokratisierung FREE:Internationaler Vergleich FREE:Frauenförderung FREE:Gleichberechtigung SWD:Frau FREE:GENDER EQUALITY FREE:WOMEN'S STATUS FREE:GENDER MAINSTREAMING FREE:DEMOCRATIZATION FREE:INSTITUTIONAL MACHINERY FREE:UN. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women FREE:UN. International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women FREE:UN Development Fund for Women FREE:Expert Group Meeting on National Machineries for Gender Equality (1998 : BSH:Electronic books LCSH:Electronic book |
| Classification | DC23:305.42 |
| ID | ED00003220 |
| ISBN | 1417590408 |