Gender Politics in Transition : The Development of the Tunisian Field of Gender Politics 2011 -2014 / / by Eva Schmidt

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910369926603321
• Autore: Schmidt Eva
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Wiesbaden : , : Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : , : Imprint : Springer VS, , 2020
• ISBN: 3-658-28540-0
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2020.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (339 pages)
• Collana: Politik und Gesellschaft des Nahen Ostens, , 2626-224X
• Disciplina: 961.1053
• Soggetti: Identity politics; Public policy; Politics and Gender; Public Policy
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Applying Bourdieu to the changing Tunisian field -- The historical formation of the political field -- January 2011 – October 2011: The women’s quota -- October 2011 – December 2013: The women’s rights article -- December 2013 – May 2014: The women’s quota 2.0. .
• Sommario/riassunto: Eva Schmidt analyses how power relations, ideas, and institutions in Tunisian gender politics changed during the democratisation process 2011–2014. Her analysis of gender politics offers a productive lens to understand the course of the Tunisian transition. As gender policies are integral to Tunisian national identity, they became a major battlefield in the fight for political inclusion and exclusion. In this context, liberal and leftist feminists accessed the decision-making institutions and enhanced the existing women’s rights legislation. Yet the intertwinement of modernist nationalism with women’s rights also limited the scope for feminist demands. This book contributes a unique case study to political transitology and advances an original theoretical approach based on Bourdieu’s theory of the political field. Contents Applying Bourdieu to the changing Tunisian field The historical formation of the political field January 2011 – October 2011: The women’s quota October 2011 – December 2013: The women’s rights article December 2013 – May 2014: The women’s quota 2.0 Target ; Groups Lecturers and students of political science (Transitology, Policy Analysis, Gender) Experts in development cooperation The Author Eva Schmidt is a political scientist in the field of contentious politics and political sociology. She conducted her research on the Tunisian democratisation process as a doctoral researcher at the Berlin Graduate School Muslim Cultures and Societies. .

The Political Impact of African Military Leaders : Soldiers as Intellectuals, Nationalists, Pan-Africanists, and Statesmen / / edited by Sabella Ogbobode Abidde, Felix Kumah-Abiwu

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910744506503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023
• ISBN: 3-031-31427-1
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2023.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (356 pages)
• Collana: Contributions to Political Science, , 2198-7297
• Disciplina: 303.34096; 320.96
• Soggetti: Africa - Politics and government; Political leadership; Politics and war; World politics; African Politics; Political Leadership; Military and Defence Studies; Political History
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Section One: Military Engagement And Leadership In Africa -- 1. The Colonial Origins of African Military and Its Implications for African Politics -- 2. A Survey of Military Coup D’état 1953-2021 -- 3. The Political Economy of Colonial and Post-Colonial African Military -- 4. Post-Colonialism and Elite Contestation for Political Power in Africa -- ; 5. Leadership, Unconstitutional Changes and Functions of Governments in East Africa -- Section Two: The Revolutionary Comrades In Ghana And Burkina Faso.-6. Jerry Rawlings and Thomas Sankara: Intellectuals, Populists, Revolutionaries, Pan-Africanists -- 7. Third Era of Jerry Rawlings as a Democratic President (1993-2001): Ideology and Leadership Style -- 8. Thomas Sankara: A Brief Biography -- 9. A Review of Thomas Sankara’s Engagement with Education and Culture During the Burkina Revolution: 1983-1987 -- 10. Thomas Sankara: Ideology and Leadership Style -- 11. Thomas Sankara: Mixed Legacies of a Charismatic Statesman -- Section Three: The Colonel And The Iconoclast In The Desert.-12. Muammar Gaddafi: An Assessment -- 13. NATO and Libya: A Decade of Instability and Unrest -- 14. Psycho-Biographical Analysis in International Politics: A Focus on Moammar Ghaddafi -- 15. Gaddafi, Tito and Libyan Non-Aligned Policy -- Section Four: A Soldier From The Cradle Of Civilization -- 16. Gamal Abdel Nasser: A Hero in the African and Arab World -- 17. Gamal Abdel Nasser: Hero in Arab Maghreb and Mashreq -- 18. The Sons of the Revolution: Umm Kulthum, Abdel Halim Hafez and the Nasserist Regime: Between Artistic Agency and Nationalism -- 19. Egypt and the Arab World: Five Decades After Nasser.
• Sommario/riassunto: This edited volume examines the cases of four African military leaders who had enormous impact on the continent and beyond. These military officers, and later heads of state -- Jerry Rawlings of Ghana; Moammar Gaddafi of Libya; Thomas Sankara of Burkina Faso; and Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt – were provocative and polarizing figures, beloved domestically but mostly viewed with suspicion and hostility by foreign governments. This volume studies these leaders as a group, engaging in a critical but systematic examination of their personalities, leadership styles, official performance, legacies, and their continuing impact on the future and political destiny of the continent. Providing a survey of controversial but important African political figures, this volume will be of use to scholars and students in the social sciences, especially those interested in African history, African studies, military science, Black studies, political science, leadership studies, and the politics of developingnations.