Bargaining for women's rights : activism in an aspiring Muslim democracy /

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kang, Alice J., 1978- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Minneapolis ; London : University of Minnesota Press, [2015]
Subjects:
Women's rights > Islamic countries.
Women's rights > Niger > Case studies.
Women > Political activity > Islamic countries.
Women in development > Islamic countries.
Non-governmental organizations > Islamic countries.
Femmes > Droits > Pays musulmans.
Femmes > Droits > Niger > Études de cas.
Femmes > Activité politique > Pays musulmans.
Femmes dans le développement > Pays musulmans.
Organisations non gouvernementales > Pays musulmans.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Human Rights.
Non-governmental organizations.
Women in development.
Women > Political activity.
Women's rights.
Islam
Frauenbewegung
Gleichberechtigung
Islamic countries.
Niger.
Niger
Electronic books.
Case studies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction: women's rights in an African Muslim democracy
  • A French colonial legacy : the making of Niger's legal system
  • The puzzle of non-adoption : why Niger has no family code
  • Bargaining for women's representation : the adoption of a gender quota
  • Bringing rights home : how Niger ratified CEDAW and rejected the Maputo protocol
  • Conclusion: rethinking women's activism
  • Appendix: research methods
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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