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The Logics of Gender Justice - State Action on Women's Rights Around the World (Hardcover): Mala Htun, S. Laurel Weldon The Logics of Gender Justice - State Action on Women's Rights Around the World (Hardcover)
Mala Htun, S. Laurel Weldon
R2,387 Discovery Miles 23 870 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

When and why do governments promote women's rights? Through comparative analysis of state action in seventy countries from 1975 to 2005, this book shows how different women's rights issues involve different histories, trigger different conflicts, and activate different sets of protagonists. Change on violence against women and workplace equality involves a logic of status politics: feminist movements leverage international norms to contest women's subordination. Family law, abortion, and contraception, which challenge the historical claim of religious groups to regulate kinship and reproduction, conform to a logic of doctrinal politics, which turns on relations between religious groups and the state. Publicly-paid parental leave and child care follow a logic of class politics, in which the strength of Left parties and overall economic conditions are more salient. The book reveals the multiple and complex pathways to gender justice, illuminating the opportunities and obstacles to social change for policymakers, advocates, and others seeking to advance women's rights.

The Oxford Handbook of Gender and Politics (Hardcover, New): Georgina Waylen, Karen Celis, Johanna Kantola, Laurel Weldon The Oxford Handbook of Gender and Politics (Hardcover, New)
Georgina Waylen, Karen Celis, Johanna Kantola, Laurel Weldon
R4,506 Discovery Miles 45 060 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

As a field of scholarship, gender and politics has exploded over the last fifty years and is now global, institutionalized, and ever expanding. The Oxford Handbook of Gender and Politics brings to political science an accessible and comprehensive overview of the key contributions of gender scholars to the study of politics and shows how these contributions produce a richer understanding of polities and societies. Like the field it represents, the handbook has a broad understanding of what counts as political and is based on a notion of gender that highlights masculinities as well as femininities, thereby moving feminist debates in politics beyond the focus on women. It engages with some of the key aspects of political science as well as important themes in gender and feminist research (such as sexuality and body politics), thereby forging a dialogue between gender studies in politics and mainstream political science. The handbook is organized in sections that look at sexuality and body politics; political economy; civil society; participation, representation and policymaking; institutions, states and governance as well as nation, citizenship and identity. The Oxford Handbook of Gender and Politics contains and reflects the best scholarship in its field.

The Logics of Gender Justice - State Action on Women's Rights Around the World (Paperback): Mala Htun, S. Laurel Weldon The Logics of Gender Justice - State Action on Women's Rights Around the World (Paperback)
Mala Htun, S. Laurel Weldon
R835 Discovery Miles 8 350 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

When and why do governments promote women's rights? Through comparative analysis of state action in seventy countries from 1975 to 2005, this book shows how different women's rights issues involve different histories, trigger different conflicts, and activate different sets of protagonists. Change on violence against women and workplace equality involves a logic of status politics: feminist movements leverage international norms to contest women's subordination. Family law, abortion, and contraception, which challenge the historical claim of religious groups to regulate kinship and reproduction, conform to a logic of doctrinal politics, which turns on relations between religious groups and the state. Publicly-paid parental leave and child care follow a logic of class politics, in which the strength of Left parties and overall economic conditions are more salient. The book reveals the multiple and complex pathways to gender justice, illuminating the opportunities and obstacles to social change for policymakers, advocates, and others seeking to advance women's rights.

The Oxford Handbook of Gender and Politics (Paperback): Georgina Waylen, Karen Celis, Johanna Kantola, S. Laurel Weldon The Oxford Handbook of Gender and Politics (Paperback)
Georgina Waylen, Karen Celis, Johanna Kantola, S. Laurel Weldon
R1,835 Discovery Miles 18 350 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

As a field of scholarship, gender and politics has exploded over the last fifty years and is now global, institutionalized, and ever expanding. The Oxford Handbook of Gender and Politics brings to political science an accessible and comprehensive overview of the key contributions of gender scholars to the study of politics and shows how these contributions produce a richer understanding of polities and societies. Like the field it represents, the handbook has a broad understanding of what counts as political and is based on a notion of gender that highlights masculinities as well as femininities, thereby moving feminist debates in politics beyond the focus on women. It engages with some of the key aspects of political science as well as important themes in gender and feminist research (such as sexuality and body politics), thereby forging a dialogue between gender studies in politics and mainstream political science. The handbook is organized in sections that look at sexuality and body politics; political economy; civil society; participation, representation and policymaking; institutions, states and governance as well as nation, citizenship and identity. The Oxford Handbook of Gender and Politics contains and reflects the best scholarship in its field.

Protest, Policy, and the Problem of Violence against Women - A Cross-National Comparison (Paperback): S. Laurel Weldon Protest, Policy, and the Problem of Violence against Women - A Cross-National Comparison (Paperback)
S. Laurel Weldon
R1,468 Discovery Miles 14 680 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Violence against women is one of the most insidious social ills facing the world today. Yet governmental response is inconsistent, ranging from dismissal to aggressive implementation of policies and programs to combat the problem. In her comparative study of thirty-six democratic governments, Laurel Weldon examines the root causes and consequences of the differences in public policy from Northern Europe to Latin America.

She reveals that factors that often influence the development of social policies do not determine policies on violence against women. Neither economic level, religion, region, nor the number of women in government determine governmental responsiveness to this problem. Weldon demonstrates, for example, that Nordic governments take no more action to combat violence against women than Latin American governments, even though the Swedish welfare state is often considered a leader in social policy, particularly with regard to women's issues.

Instead, the presence of independently organized, active women's movements plays a greater role in placing violence against women on the public agenda. The breadth and scope of governmental response is greatly enhanced by the presence of an office dedicated to promoting women's status.

Weldon closes with practical lessons and insights to improve government action on violence against women and other important issues of social justice and democracy.

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