Mainstreaming gender, democratizing the State? : institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women /
"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...
| Автор-организации: | United Nations. |
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| Други автори: | Rai, Shirin. |
| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Manchester ; New York :
Manchester University Press : Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave,
2003.
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| Серия: |
Perspectives on democratization.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=129996 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Mainstreaming gender, democratizing the State?. |
| Резюме: |
"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. |
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| Описание на библ. документ: |
"Published for and on behalf of the United Nations." |
| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xix, 298 pages). |
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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. |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-291) and index. |
| ISBN: |
1417590408 9781417590407 9781847790507 184779050X |