Gendering the nation-state : Canadian and comparative perspectives / edited by Yasmeen Abu-Laban.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Abu-Laban, Yasmeen, 1966-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nation-state.

Power (Social sciences).

Citizenship.

Feminism--Political aspects.

Feminism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Vancouver : UBC Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Serious study of scoial and political life must attend to gender as a category of analysis. Gendering the Nation-State explores the gendered dimensions of a fundamental organizational unit in social and political science: the nation-state. Yasmeen Abu-Laban has drawn together work by both high-profile and emerging scholars to rescue gender from the margins of theoretical discussions on the nation, the state, public policy, and citizenship. Contributors bring the insights of feminist analysis to bear on three relationships central to popular and policy discussions in contemporary Canada and beyond: gender and nation, gender and state processes, and gender and citizenship. Gendering the Nation-State employs a comparative framework and builds on three decades of multidisciplinary work. Nuanced and wide-ranging, the collection crosses and challenges physical, theoretical, and disciplinary borders. It will appeal to scholars in political science, gender studies, and sociology.

Contents:

Intro; Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Gendering the Nation-State: An Introduction; Part 1. Gender and Nation; Part 2. Gender and State Processes; Part 3. Gender and Citizenship; Afterword: The Future of Feminism; Notes; Bibliography; Index; 1 Gendering the Hyphen: Gender Dimensions of Modern Nation-State Formation in Euro-American and Anti- and Post-colonial Contexts; 2 Gender and Nation in the Soviet/Russian Transformation; 3 Projecting Gender and Nation: Literature for Immigrants in Canada and Sweden; 4 Assembling Women, Gendering Assemblies

5 Feminist Ideals versus Bureaucratic Norms: The Case of Feminist Researchers and the Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies6 Framing Feminists: Market Populism and Its Impact on Public Policy in Australia and Canada; 7 Women's Rights and Religious Opposition: The Politics of Gender at the International Criminal Court; 8 Putting Gender Back In: Women and Social Policy Reform in Canada; 9 Citizenship in the Era of "New Social Risks": What Happened to Gender Inequalities?; 10 Carefair: Gendering Citizenship "Neoliberal" Style

11 Republican Liberty, Naming Laws, and the Role of Patronymy in Constituting Women's Citizenship in Canada and Québec12 Gendering Nation-States and/or Gendering City-States: Debates about the Nature of Citizenship; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-45739-X

9786612457395

0-7748-5602-5

OCLC:

923446664