03894nam 2200565 450 991082271530332120230126214336.01-78348-186-2(CKB)3710000000655027(EBL)4535918(SSID)ssj0001663753(PQKBManifestationID)16449954(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001663753(PQKBWorkID)14800778(PQKB)10679766(MiAaPQ)EBC4535918(EXLCZ)99371000000065502720151001d2016 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrRegulating women policymaking and practice in the UK /Sarah CooperLondon ;New York :Rowman & Littlefield International,[2016]1 online resource (220 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-78348-185-4 1-78348-184-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Intro; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; 1 Analysing the Status of Women in UK Policymaking: How Do Institutions Matter?; 2 Hanging on to the Old: Path Dependency in UK Abortion Regulation; 3 Balancing Protection and Prosecution: The Rationality of UK Prostitution Legislation; 4 Demanding a 'Proper Victim': The Culture of Rape Policy in the UK; 5 Welcoming Public Debate: Developing the Regulation of Pornography through Open Discussion; 6 Conclusion: Harmful Stereotyping and Institutional Stronghold in the Regulation of Women's Issues; Bibliography; Index1.1. Institutional Legacies and Policymaking1.2. Addressing the Theoretical Core: Comparing Apples and Oranges?; 1.3. Operationalizing the Multi-Variant Approach; 1.4. Structure of the Book; Note; 2.1. A Brief History: Crimes Against the Unborn 1200-1900; 2.2. The 1967 Abortion Act; 2.3. A Healthcare Treatment or Criminal Act?; 2.4. Historical Barriers: Evidence-Based Policymaking and the Abortion Pill; 2.5. The European Capital for Abortion; 2.6. Conclusion; 3.1. The Law on Prostitution: From 'Street Offences' to 'Sexual Offences'; 3.2. The Policing and Crime Act 20093.3. A Public Nuisance or a Question of Labour Rights?3.4. Political Self-Interest and Future Regulation: The Case of the Bradford Murders; 3.5. Deriving Inspiration from Overseas: Neo-Abolitionism in Europe; 3.6. Conclusion; 4.1. Rape at Common Law: The Woman on Trial; 4.2. The Sexual Offences Act 2003; 4.3. A Probable Criminal or a Likely Victim?; 4.4. Normative Order: The Fear of Coming Forward and Marital Rape; 4.5. Reaching International Standards of Regulation across the EU; 4.5. Conclusion; 5.1. Regulating the Sale and Distribution of Pornography; 5.2. Cameron's Crackdown5.3. Who Needs Protecting?5.4. Altering the Dominant Discourse: Linking Violent Crime and Pornography; 5.5. Supranational Law and the Open Internet; 5.6. Conclusion; 6.1. Shedding Light on the 'Black Box'; 6.2. Benefitting from a Multi-Variant Approach; 6.3. Dispelling the Myths: Lessons for Practitioners and Towards a Gendered LensDraws together comparative policy analysis related to prominent women's issues in the UK, exploring their construction and management through the conceptual lenses of new institutionalism.WomenGovernment policyGreat BritainWomen's rightsGreat BritainWomenGreat BritainSocial conditionsWomenGovernment policyWomen's rightsWomenSocial conditions.305.4Cooper Sarah Geraldine Louise1596302MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910822715303321Regulating women3917633UNINA