Abortion politics, women's movements, and the democratic state : a comparative study of state feminism / edited by Dorothy McBride Stetson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stetson

Contributor:

McBride, Dorothy E.

Series:

Gender and Politics Ser.

Gender and politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Abortion--Political aspects.

Abortion.

Abortion--Government policy.

Abortion--Law and legislation.

Feminism--Government policy.

Feminism.

Feminist theory.

Women and democracy.

Women--Political activity.

Women.

Physical Description:

xii, 328 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.

Summary:

This book comprises the results of a cross-national research project on abortion politics in 11 democratic states between the 1960s and 2000. The authors have developed a comprehensive research design to examine whether or not women's policy agencies( institutional machineries intended to improve the status of women) have functioned as necessary and effective allies of women's movements in their efforts to gain access to power arenas and secure abortion laws thatcoincide with feminist goals. The findings constitute a rigorous application of comparative methodology to assess explanations from social movement and democratic theory pertaining to variations in state feminism and movement success.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

List of Figures

List of Tables

Notes on Contributors

1. Introduction: Abortion, Women's Movements, and Democratic Politics

2. State Feminism and Policy Debates on Abortion in Austria

3. The Abortion Debates in Belgium 1974-1990

4. Of Rights and Power: Canada's Federal Abortion Policy 1969-1991

5. Gendering the Abortion Debate: The French Case

6. Abortion Debates in Germany

7. Women's Movements' Defence of Legal Abortion in Great Britain

8. Abortion Debates in Ireland: An Ongoing Issue

9. Debates and Controversies on Abortion in Italy

10. Policy-Making on Abortion: Arenas, Actors, and Arguments in the Netherlands

11. Gendering Abortion Debates: State Feminism in Spain

12. US Abortion Debates 1959-1998: The Women's Movement Holds On

13. Conclusion: Comparative Abortion Politics and the Case for State Feminism

Bibliography

Index

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Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9786611944094

9780191529375

0191529370

9780191600258

0191600253

9781281944092

1281944092

9780199242658

0199242658

OCLC:

302360617