Politics of sexuality : identity, gender, citizenship / / edited by Terrell Carver and Veronique Mottier

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1998
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (218 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.7
• Soggetto topico: Sex - Political aspects; Sex and law
• Altri autori: CarverTerrell MottierVeronique
• Note generali: Based on a workshop on 'The Politics of Sexuality' at the joint sessions of the European Consortium for Political Research, held at the University of Oslo from March 29 to April 3, 1996.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Politics of sexuality: Identity, gender, citizenship; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Series editor's preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I Citizens' sexualities: 'Difference' and unequal treatment; 1 Sexual citizenship: Gendered and de-gendered narratives; 2 Sexual citizens: Legislating the age of consent in Britain; 3 Sexuality and the law: The body as politics; 4 Sexuality and the UK armed forces: Judicial review of the ban on homosexuality; 5 Sexual orientation and anti-discrimination policy: The European Community ; 6 Sexual politics: Feminist politics, gay politics and the problem of heterosexuality7 Sexuality and rights: Problematising lesbian and gay politics; Part II Theorisations of sexuality: Identities and political agency; 8 Sexuality and nationality: Gendered discourses of Ireland; 9 Sexuality and civilisation: Weber and Freud; 10 Sexuality and sexology: Michael Foucault; 11 Sexual politics, performativity, parody: Judith Butler; 12 Sexual politics and sexual difference: Luce Irigaray; Part III Commodification of sexuality: Economic activity and public policy ; 13 Sexuality and the International Conference on Population and Development: The Catholic Church in international politics14 Sexuality and the female national subject: Contraception and abortion policy in Israel; 15 Sexual harassment in the workplace: Equality policies in post-authoritarian Spain; 16 Sexuality and work: Contrasting prostitution policies in Victoria and Queensland; 17 Sexuality and international commerce: The traffic in women and prostitution policy in the Netherlands; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book recognises sexuality as a mainstream concept in political analysis and explores issues in the politics of sexuality that are highly salient and controversial today. These include conceptions of citizenship and nationality linked to gender and sexuality, the legislation about the age of consent, prostitution and 'trafficing in women', the international politics of population control, abortion, sexual harrassment, and sexuality in the military. The international team of contributors provide a wide range of perspectives in a variety of contexts. On a national level they offer illustrati
• Titolo autorizzato: Politics of sexuality
• ISBN: 1-134-70115-2; 1-280-03156-5; 0-203-28593-X; 0-203-16944-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910823137403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge/ECPR studies in European political science ; ; 4.