Women's citizenship and political rights / edited by Sirkku K. Hellsten, Anne Maria Holli and Krassimira Daskalova.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hellsten, Sirkku.

Holli, Anne Maria.

Daskalova, Krasimira.

Series:

Women's rights in Europe

Women's rights in Europe series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women's rights--Europe.

Women's rights.

Europe.

Women--Political activity--Europe.

Women.

Women--Political activity.

Political participation--Europe.

Political participation.

Citizenship--Europe.

Citizenship.

Physical Description:

xvi, 223 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.

Summary:

This book attempts to answer these burning questions by bringing together work from experts across Europe. The book addresses particularly East-West relations within European politics as well as theoretical feminist approaches and practical, women's rights promotion. It examines the effect of post-Soviet politics on women's rights, equality discourses and the influence of the European Union on gender mainstreaming. The book outlines the current state of political participation and the role of citizenship in Europe in relation to protection of women's rights as human rights in an era of far-reaching political and ideological changes and the globalization of the economy in Europe.

Contents:

Part I Theoretical Feminist Perspectives 13

1 Dilemmas of Political Participation / Shirin M. Rai 15

2 European Citizenship: A Political Opportunity for Women? / Ute Gerhard 37

3 Can Feminism Survive Capitalism? Challenges Feminist Discourses Face in Promoting Women's Rights in Post-Soviet Europe / Sirkku K. Hellsten 53

4 Citizenship, Civil Society and Gender Mainstreaming: Complexities of Political Transformation in Central and Eastern Europe / Barbara Einhorn 67

5 'Gender Equality': On Travel Metaphors and Duties to Yield / Hege Skjeie 86

Part II Applying New Insights to Old Problems 105

6 Education and European Women's Citizenship: Images of Women in Bulgarian History Textbooks / Krassimira Daskalova 107

7 Strong Together? A Comparative Study of the Impact of the Women's Movement on Policy-Making in Finland / Anne Maria Holli 127

8 Transnational and National Gender Equality Politics: The European Union's Impact on Domestic Violence Debates in Britain and Finland / Johanna Kantola 154

9 Implementing Gender Equality: Gender Mainstreaming or the Gap between Theory and Practice / Petra Meier 179

10 Good Governance and Good for Business Too? Equality and Diversity in Britain / Judith Squires 199.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1403949948

OCLC:

60931505

Publisher Number:

9781403949943 (hbk.)