Bargaining for Women's Rights : Activism in an Aspiring Muslim Democracy /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kang, Alice J., 1978- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : University of Minnesota Press, [2015]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Gleichberechtigung
Frauenbewegung
Islam
Women's rights.
Women > Political activity.
Women in development.
Non-governmental organizations.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Human Rights.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
Organisations non gouvernementales > Pays musulmans.
Femmes dans le developpement > Pays musulmans.
Femmes > Activite politique > Pays musulmans.
Femmes > Droits > Niger > Études de cas.
Femmes > Droits > Pays musulmans.
Non-governmental organizations > Islamic countries.
Women in development > Islamic countries.
Women > Political activity > Islamic countries.
Women's rights > Niger > Case studies.
Women's rights > Islamic countries.
Niger
Niger.
Islamic countries.
Case studies.
Electronic books.
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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