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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815776803321

Titolo

Abortion politics, women's movements, and the democratic state : a comparative study of state feminism / / edited by Dorothy McBride Stetson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2001

ISBN

0191529281

9780191529283

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xii, 328 p. : ill

Collana

Gender and politics

Altri autori (Persone)

McBrideDorothy E

Disciplina

327/.094

Soggetti

Abortion - Political aspects

Abortion - Government policy

Abortion - Law and legislation

Feminism - Government policy

Feminist theory

Women and democracy

Women - Political activity

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-322) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- 1. Democracy Promotion in the 1990s: Agency, Motives, and Strategy -- 2. EU Democracy Promotion Instruments: Evolution and Shortcomings -- 3. The EU and the Mediterranean -- 4. The EU and Algeria -- 5. The EU and East Asia -- 6. The EU and China -- Conclusion: Conceptualizing the EU as a Promoter of Democracy -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

Sommario/riassunto

This book assesses European Union policies aimed at encouraging democratization in East Asia and the Mediterranean, addressing theoretical debates over the international dimensions of political change and the EU's characteristics as an international actor. The factors driving and inhibiting European democracy promotion policies are explored, and the EU's distinctive 'bottom-up' approach to political change is outlined. The book notes an evolution in Europeanpolicies,



while arguing that the EU has failed to develop a fully comprehensive and coherent democracy promotion strategy.