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Record Nr.

UNINA9910477181803321

Autore

Avdeyeva Olga A. <1976->

Titolo

Defending women's rights in Europe : gender equality and EU enlargement / / Olga A. Avdeyeva

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany : , : SUNY Press, , [2015]

©[2015]

ISBN

1-4384-5593-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Disciplina

305.42094

Soggetti

Sex discrimination against women - European Union countries

Women's rights - European Union countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Acknowledgments -- Eu enlargement, accession conditionality, and gender equality : theoretical departures and research design -- Introduction -- Theoretical framework -- Exploring the data -- Case studies : international and domestic dimensions -- Introduction to qualitative analysis -- Poland : political swings and challenged compliance -- Czech Republic : state cooptation of reforms and marginal compliance -- Lithuania : policy emulation and strong compliance -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Appendices -- List of interviews -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Between 2004 and 2007, ten post-communist Eastern European states became members of the European Union (EU). To do so, these nations had to meet certain EU accession requirements, including antidiscrimination reforms. While attaining EU membership was an incredible achievement, many scholars and experts doubted the sustainability of accession-linked reforms. Would these nations comply with EU directives on gender equality? To explore this question, Defending Women's Rights in Europe presents a unique analysis of detailed original comparative data on state compliance with EU gender equality requirements. It features a comprehensive quantitative analysis combined with rigorous insightful case studies of reforms in Poland, the Czech Republic, and Lithuania. Olga A. Avdeyeva reveals that policy



and institutional reforms developed furthest in those states where women's advocacy NGOs managed to form coalitions with governing political parties. After becoming members of the EU, the governments did not abolish these policies and institutions despite the costs and lack of popular support. Reputational concerns prevented state elites from policy dismantling, but gender equality policies and institutions became marginalized on the state agenda after accession. -- Amazon.com.