LEADER 03211nam 22006614a 450 001 9910783839803321 005 20230617040615.0 010 $a1-135-94536-5 010 $a1-280-33804-0 010 $a0-203-50678-2 035 $a(CKB)1000000000252952 035 $a(EBL)182824 035 $a(OCoLC)475897619 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000229245 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11185921 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000229245 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10167757 035 $a(PQKB)11513426 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC182824 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL182824 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10165364 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL33804 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000252952 100 $a20021010d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPromoting women's rights$b[electronic resource] $ethe politics of gender in the European Union /$fChrystalla A. Ellina 210 $aNew York $cRoutledge$d2003 215 $a1 online resource (193 p.) 225 1 $aStudies in international relations 300 $aOriginally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-St. Louis, 1999. 311 $a0-415-86107-1 311 $a0-415-94435-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 161-170) and index. 327 $aCover; STUDIES IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 Theoretical Perspectives; CHAPTER 2 The Evolution of Gender Policy in the European Union; CHAPTER 3 Unanticipated Consequences and Autonomous Supranational Institutions; CHAPTER 4 Supranational Institutions and Equal Opportunities Policy: The Role of the Structural Funds; CHAPTER 5 The Influence of International Institutions on National Gender Policy: The Case of Cyprus; Conclusions; Appendix A: Interviews 327 $aAppendix B: Chronological Table of EU Gender Policy DevelopmentReferences; Index 330 $aThis dissertation examines the impact of international institutions on women's rights policies by focusing on the European Union (EU) as a case study in order to illustrate the influence and the ways in which international factors affect women's right as a global policy concern. The principle proposition of this study is that beyond states, institutions are autonomous agents that influence policy outcomes often against member states' preferences. 410 0$aStudies in international relations (Routledge (Firm)) 606 $aWomen's rights$zEuropean Union countries 606 $aWomen$xGovernment policy$zEuropean Union countries 606 $aWomen's rights$xInternational cooperation 606 $aInternational organization 615 0$aWomen's rights 615 0$aWomen$xGovernment policy 615 0$aWomen's rights$xInternational cooperation. 615 0$aInternational organization. 676 $a305.42/094 700 $aEllina$b Chrystalla A.$f1968-$01543868 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910783839803321 996 $aPromoting women's rights$93797593 997 $aUNINA