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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783839803321

Autore

Ellina Chrystalla A. <1968->

Titolo

Promoting women's rights [[electronic resource] ] : the politics of gender in the European Union / / Chrystalla A. Ellina

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Routledge, 2003

ISBN

1-135-94536-5

1-280-33804-0

0-203-50678-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (193 p.)

Collana

Studies in international relations

Disciplina

305.42/094

Soggetti

Women's rights - European Union countries

Women - Government policy - European Union countries

Women's rights - International cooperation

International organization

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-St. Louis, 1999.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-170) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; STUDIES IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 Theoretical Perspectives; CHAPTER 2 The Evolution of Gender Policy in the European Union; CHAPTER 3 Unanticipated Consequences and Autonomous Supranational Institutions; CHAPTER 4 Supranational Institutions and Equal Opportunities Policy: The Role of the Structural Funds; CHAPTER 5 The Influence of International Institutions on National Gender Policy: The Case of Cyprus; Conclusions; Appendix A: Interviews

Appendix B: Chronological Table of EU Gender Policy DevelopmentReferences; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This dissertation examines the impact of international institutions on women's rights policies by focusing on the European Union (EU) as a case study in order to illustrate the influence and the ways in which international factors affect women's right as a global policy concern. The principle proposition of this study is that beyond states, institutions are autonomous agents that influence policy outcomes



often against member states' preferences.