Governing women : women's political effectiveness in contexts of democratization and governance reform / edited by Anne Marie Goetz.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Goetz, Anne Marie, 1961-

Series:

Routledge/UNRISD research in gender and development ; 5.

Routledge/UNRISD research in gender and development ; 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Political activity.

Women.

Democratization.

Physical Description:

xii, 306 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2009.

Contents:

Governing women : will new public space for some women make a difference for all women? / Anne Marie Goetz

Crossing the lines : women's social mobilization in Latin America / Virginia M. Bouvier

Consequences of political liberalization and sociocultural mobilization for women in Algeria, Egypt and Jordan / Marnia Lazreg

Transnational feminism and women's human rights : successes and challenges of a political strategy / Brooke A. Ackerly and Bina D'Costa

Women, political parties and social movements in South Asia / Amrita Basu

Women and political engagement in east-central Europe / Eva Fodor

From political sidecars to legislatures : women and party politics in southern Africa / Onalenna Doo Selolwane

Political parties and gender in Latin America : an overview of conditions and responsiveness / Teresa Sacchet

Decentralizing government and de-centering gender : lessons from local government reform in South Africa / Jo Beall

Women in local government in India / Jana Everett

Who speaks for whom? women and the politics of presence in Uganda's local governance / Josephine Ahikire

Governing women or enabling women to govern : gender and the good governance agenda / Anne Marie Goetz

Public administration reform and women in decision making in China / Jie Du

Ruling out gender equality? the post-Cold War rule of law agenda in Sub-Saharan Africa / Celestine Nyamu Musembi.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415956529

0415956528

OCLC:

212375743

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