Gender, politics and institutions : towards a feminist institutionalism /

Political institutions profoundly shape political life and are also gendered. This groundbreaking collection synthesises new institutionalism and gendered analysis using a new approach - feminist institutionalism - in order to answer crucial questions about power inequalities, mechanisms of continui...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Krook, Mona Lena, Mackay, Fiona
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Colección:Gender and politics (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))
Temas:
Feminist theory.
Women > Political activity.
Sex discrimination against women.
Public administration > Social aspects.
Théorie féministe.
Femmes > Activité politique.
Discrimination à l'égard des femmes.
Administration publique (Science) > Aspect social.
Public administration.
Comparative politics.
Feminism & feminist theory.
Political structure & processes.
Political science & theory.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Affairs & Administration.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Executive Branch.
Politics and Government.
Feminist theory
Public administration > Social aspects
Sex discrimination against women
Women > Political activity
Förvaltning > sociala aspekter.
Feministisk teori.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Political institutions profoundly shape political life and are also gendered. This groundbreaking collection synthesises new institutionalism and gendered analysis using a new approach - feminist institutionalism - in order to answer crucial questions about power inequalities, mechanisms of continuity, and the gendered limits of change.
Notas:Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; 1 Introduction: Gender, Politics, and Institutions; 2 Gender and Institutions of Political Recruitment: Candidate Selection in Post-Devolution Scotland; 3 Discursive Strategies for Institutional Reform: Gender Quotas in Sweden and France; 4 Gendered Institutions and Women's Substantive Representation: Female Legislators in Argentina and Chile; 5 Gendering the Institutional Reform of the Welfare State: Germany, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland.
6 Gender and Institutions of Multi-Level Governance: Child Care and Social Policy Debates in Canada7 The Institutional Roots of Post-Communist Family Policy: Comparing the Czech and Slovak Republics; 8 Gendering Federalism: Institutions of Decentralization and Power-Sharing; 9 Gendered Institutionalist Analysis: Understanding Democratic Transitions; 10 Nested Newness and Institutional Innovation: Expanding Gender Justice in the International Criminal Court; 11 Conclusion: Towards a Feminist Institutionalism?; References; Index.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (251 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780230303911
0230303919
1349319090
9781349319091
9786613028402
6613028401
1283028409
9781283028400

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