Gender politics in global governance / edited by Mary K. Meyer and Elisabeth Prügl.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Meyer, Mary K., 1957-

Prügl, Elisabeth.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Political activity.

Women.

International relations.

International agencies.

International organization.

Feminist theory.

Physical Description:

xii, 315 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [1999]

Summary:

From the grassroots to the global, women's movements worldwide are taking on new arenas, new goals and strategies, and in some cases a whole new vocabulary. International organizations, nonstate actors, regimes and norms, and a host of globalizing forces offer women and their representatives new opportunities and obstacles. This volume draws together a wide range of exciting new research that looks at the gendered nature of the institutions, practices, and discourses of global governance. The contributors describe the spaces women have carved out in international organizations, the strategies women's movements have employed to influence international politics, and the ways in which movement activism has contested gendered rules in global governance. Out of a stimulating diversity of approaches, the common goal of empowering women resounds.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-298) and index.

ISBN:

0847691608

0847691616

OCLC:

39655152