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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785006903321

Autore

McBride Dorothy E

Titolo

The politics of state feminism [[electronic resource] ] : innovation in comparative research / / Dorothy E. McBride and Amy G. Mazur; with contributions by Joni Lovenduski ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, : Temple University Press, c2010

ISBN

1-282-73238-2

9786612732386

1-4399-0209-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (319 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MazurAmy

LovenduskiJoni

Disciplina

305.42

Soggetti

Feminism - Political aspects

Women's rights

Women - Government policy

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

Contents; Preface; Part I. Framework and Foundations; 1. The State Feminism Project; 2. Concepts and Mixed Methods; 3. Mapping Women's Policy Agencies; Part II. Exploring State Feminism; 4. Women's Policy Agencies and Women's Movement Success; 5. Women's Policy Agency Success and Failure: The Search for Explanations; 6. What's Feminist about State Feminism?; Part III. Unpacking State Feminism; 7. Social Movements and Women's Movements; 8. Political Representation; 9. Framing and Gendering; 10. Gendering New Institutionalism; Part IV. Conclusion; 11. The New Politics of State Feminism; Notes

Glossary References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Politics of State Feminism addresses essential questions of women's movement activism and political change in western democracies. The authors-top gender and politics scholars-provide a comparative analysis of the effectiveness of government agencies and women's movements regarding women's policy issues-if, how, and why they form a kind of state feminism. The central research questions are examined across five issue areas in thirteen postindustrial democracies



in Europe and North America from the 1960's through the early 2000's. The authors explore a range of topics..