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Record Nr.

UNINA9910958081603321

Autore

Stetson

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

9786611944094

9780191529375

0191529370

9780191600258

0191600253

9781281944092

1281944092

9780199242658

0199242658

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xii, 328 p. : ill

Collana

Gender and Politics Ser.

Gender and politics

Altri autori (Persone)

McBrideDorothy E

Disciplina

363.46

Soggetti

Abortion - Political aspects

Abortion - Government policy

Abortion - Law and legislation

Feminism - Government policy

Feminist theory

Women and democracy

Women - Political activity

Avortament

PolĂ­tica governamental

Feminisme

Llibres electrònics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Figures -- List of Tables --



Notes on Contributors -- 1. Introduction: Abortion, Women's Movements, and Democratic Politics -- 2. State Feminism and Policy Debates on Abortion in Austria -- 3. The Abortion Debates in Belgium 1974-1990 -- 4. Of Rights and Power: Canada's Federal Abortion Policy 1969-1991 -- 5. Gendering the Abortion Debate: The French Case -- 6. Abortion Debates in Germany -- 7. Women's Movements' Defence of Legal Abortion in Great Britain -- 8. Abortion Debates in Ireland: An Ongoing Issue -- 9. Debates and Controversies on Abortion in Italy -- 10. Policy-Making on Abortion: Arenas, Actors, and Arguments in the Netherlands -- 11. Gendering Abortion Debates: State Feminism in Spain -- 12. US Abortion Debates 1959-1998: The Women's Movement Holds On -- 13. Conclusion: Comparative Abortion Politics and the Case for State Feminism -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- X.

Sommario/riassunto

This book comprises the results of a cross-national research project on abortion politics in 11 democratic states between the 1960s and 2000. The authors have developed a comprehensive research design to examine whether or not women's policy agencies( institutional machineries intended to improve the status of women) have functioned as necessary and effective allies of women's movements in their efforts to gain access to power arenas and secure abortion laws thatcoincide with feminist goals. The findings constitute a rigorous application of comparative methodology to assess explanations from social movement and democratic theory pertaining to variations in state feminism and movement success.