In the hands of women : paradigms of citizenship / edited by Susan Buckingham and Geraldine Lievesley.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Buckingham, Susan, 1953-

Lievesley, Geraldine.

Series:

Perspectives on democratic practice

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women.

Women--Social conditions--21st century.

Women--Social conditions.

Women--Legal status, laws, etc.

Feminism.

Women's rights.

Citizenship.

Physical Description:

x, 208 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press, 2006.

Summary:

To what degree are women in the early twenty-first century full citizens? From a unique interdisciplinary perspective the contributors to In the hands of women reveal the artificiality of disciplinary boundaries in attempting to address this question. By analysing citizenship in different places and under different economic and political conditions, the authors argue that there are enough similarities in women's situations to justify a renewed emphasis on feminism as a powerful concept for analysing and addressing inequalities.

Drawing from examples in the West (Europe and North America), countries in transition (Russia) and the developing world (Latin America), the authors argue that economic development and political change have a complex impact on women's status as citizens. Through the examination of a range of situations (legal, political, environmental and historical) in these places, underlying similarities and dissonances between women from diverse backgrounds are established. The book demonstrates how citizenship gains that women have made have been achieved largely despite, rather than because of, existing political structures. The authors celebrate these gains while cautioning against an assumption of linear progress towards equality and full citizenship.

Contents:

1 Women and the experience of citizenship / Geraldine Lievesley 6

2 Gender, international law and the emergence of environmental citizenship / Karen Morrow 33

3 Environmental action as a space for developing women's citizenship / Susan Buckingham 62

4 A place for citizenship? Women, urban design and neighbourhood planning / Marion Roberts 95

5 Identity, gender and citizenship: women in Latin and Central America and in Cuba / Geraldine Lievesley 127

6 Committees of Soldiers' Mothers: mothers challenging the Russian state / Catherine J. Danks 163.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780719069109

0719069106

OCLC:

64555173