Record Nr.

UNINA9910781135903321

Autore

Riddell-Dixon Elizabeth M (Elizabeth Mary), <1954->

Titolo

Canada and the Beijing Conference on Women [[electronic resource] ] : governmental politics and NGO participation / / Elizabeth Riddell-Dixon

Pubbl/distr/stampa


Vancouver, : UBC Press, c2001

ISBN

1-283-11158-6

9786613111586

0-7748-5007-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (264 p.)

Collana

Canada and international relations, , 0847-0510 ; ; 13

Disciplina

305.42

Soggetti

Women - Social conditions

Canada Foreign relations 1945-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references:(p. [236]-241) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter -- Contents -- Acronyms -- Preface -- Introduction -- The Road to Beijing -- Governmental Politics -- Nongovernmental Organizations within Canada -- Canadian Delegation -- Canadian NGOs at the International Negotiations -- Canada and the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action -- Building on the Past, Looking to the Future -- Appendices -- Notes -- Interviewees -- Selected Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the process by which Canada's policies for the Fourth World Conference on Women were formulated: a process that involved federal government officials from some twenty departments, provincial representatives, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from across Canada. Riddell-Dixon relates the findings of her study to two broad concerns in the literature on Canadian foreign policy-making. First, she assesses the relative importance of developments in the international arena on the one hand, and of domestic pressures on the other in determining foreign policy. Secondly, she considers the effectiveness of government efforts to democratize foreign policy. Canada and the Beijing Conference on Women concludes by offering some points for NGOs to consider when developing lobbying strategies,

as well as points for government officials to take into account when considering measures to facilitate NGO participation in the policy-making processes for future world conferences. Full of interviews with the key players involved, this book will interest scholars in Canadian foreign policy, women's studies, public policy, as well as diplomats and public servants.