LEADER 03388nam 2200529 450 001 9910584590303321 005 20231110233938.0 010 $a1-00-314787-9 010 $a1-000-59703-2 010 $a1-003-14787-9 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6944452 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6944452 035 $a(CKB)21459778200041 035 $a(OCoLC)1298711294$z(OCoLC)1298206354 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/90611 035 $a(EXLCZ)9921459778200041 100 $a20221113d2022 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aEngendering democracy in Africa $ewomen, politics and development /$fNiamh Gaynor 210 $cTaylor & Francis$d2022 210 1$aLondon, England ;$aNew York, New York :$cRoutledge,$d[2022] 210 4$dİ2022 215 $a1 online resource (203 pages) 225 1 $aRoutledge Studies in African Development 311 08$aPrint version: Gaynor, Niamh Engendering Democracy in Africa Milton : Taylor & Francis Group,c2022 9780367707620 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 330 $a"This book investigates women's political participation in Africa. Going beyond the formal institutions of electoral politics, it explores a range of spaces where everyday politics take place, at national and at local levels. In recent years there have been significant improvements in the number of women elected to parliament in Africa. However, there is little indication that this is translating into better developmental outcomes, and indeed there is mounting evidence that it could in fact help to bolster some authoritarian regimes. Starting from the premise that politics is a far broader project than securing a seat in national or local legislatures alone, this book explores the opportunities for women's political participation across a number of informal spaces where women and men gather, organise and interact in a more regular and systematic manner. Combining insights from political science, sociology and feminist theory and drawing on detailed cases from the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria and Rwanda, it examines how power in its multiple dimensions circulates across a range of everyday political spaces, while drawing attention to the links between domestic gender inequalities and the global political economy. Inviting scholars, practitioners and activists to broaden their focus beyond formal electoral institutions if they want to support women to become more politically active, this book provides fresh insights into major issues at the heart of African studies, development studies, gender and development, democratisation, and international relations"--$cProvided by publisher. 410 0$aRoutledge Studies in African Development 606 $aWomen and democracy 606 $aWomen$xPolitical activity$zAfrica 610 $aPolitics and government 610 $aGender studies, gender groups 615 0$aWomen and democracy. 615 0$aWomen$xPolitical activity 676 $a320.082096 700 $aGaynor$b Niamh$f1970-$01264596 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910584590303321 996 $aEngendering democracy in Africa$92965469 997 $aUNINA