New pathways in international development [[electronic resource] ] : gender and civil society in EU policy / / edited by Marjorie Lister and Maurizio Carbone

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910784719903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Aldershot, Hants, England ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate Pub., c2006
• ISBN: 1-281-09709-8; 9786611097097; 0-7546-8093-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (226 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): ListerMarjorie <1955->; CarboneMaurizio
• Disciplina: 305.4209172/4094
• Soggetti: Women in development - Government policy - European Union countries; Women - Employment - Government policy - European Union countries; Sex discrimination - Government policy - European Union countries; Sex role - Government policy - European Union countries; Civil society - European Union countries; Economic assistance, European - Developing countries; European Union countries Foreign economic relations Developing countries; Developing countries Foreign economic relations 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: Cover; Contents; List of Contributors; Introduction: Integrating Gender and Civil Society into European Union Development Policy; Part 1: Gender; 1 Gender and European Union Development Policy; 2 Gender in ACP-EU Relations: The Cotonou Agreement; 3 Gender Equality and EU Development Policy towards Latin America; 4 Gender in the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership; 5 Gender in European Union Development Cooperation Initiatives in Asia; 6 Gender Mainstreaming in EU External Relations: Lessons from the Eastern Enlargement; Part 2: Civil Society; 7 Civil Society and European Union Development Policy; 8 Mainstreaming Civil Society in ACP-EU Development Cooperation9 The European Union and Strengthening Civil Society in Africa; 10 EU-Mercosur Relations: The Challenges of Civil Society Cooperation; 11 Civil Society Cooperation between the EU and its Southern Mediterranean Neighbours; 12 EU-Asia Relations: The Role of Civil Society in the ASEM Process; 13 European NGOs in EU Development Policy: Between Frustration and Resistance; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
• Sommario/riassunto: Gender considerations and civil society are both major issues in the current debate about the implementation of EU development policy. This volume provides a new perspective and focus on the increasingly important issues of gender equality, democracy and participation to explain how they impact on policy.