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Engendering democracy in Africa : women, politics and development / / Niamh Gaynor



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Autore: Gaynor Niamh <1970-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Engendering democracy in Africa : women, politics and development / / Niamh Gaynor Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Taylor & Francis, 2022
London, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Routledge, , [2022]
©2022
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (203 pages)
Disciplina: 320.082096
Soggetto topico: Women and democracy
Women - Political activity - Africa
Soggetto non controllato: Politics and government
Gender studies, gender groups
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Sommario/riassunto: "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"--
Titolo autorizzato: Engendering democracy in Africa  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-00-314787-9
1-000-59703-2
1-003-14787-9
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910584590303321
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Serie: Routledge Studies in African Development