Women's citizenship and political rights /
Women's citizenship and political rights /
edited by Sirkku K. Hellsten, Anne Maria Holli & Krassimira Daskalova.
- xvi, 223 pages ; 22 cm.
- Women's rights in Europe .
- Women's rights in Europe. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Dilemmas of political participation / Shirin M. Rai -- European citizenship : a political opportunity for women? / Ute Gerhard -- Can feminism survive capitalism? Challenges feminist discourses face in promoting women's rights in post-Soviet Europe / Sirkku K. Hellsten -- Citizenship, civil society and gender mainstreaming : complexities of political transformation in central and eastern Europe / Barbara Einhorn -- 'Gender equality' : on travel metaphors and duties to yield / Hege Skjeie -- Education and European women's citizenship : images of women in Bulgarian history textbooks / Krassimira Daskalova -- Strong together? A comparative study of the impact of the women's movement on policy-making in Finland / Anne Maria Holli -- Transnational and national gender equality politics : the European Union's impact on domestic violence debates in Britain and Finland / Johanna Kantola -- Implementing gender equailty : gender mainstreaming or the gap between theory and practice / Petra Meier -- Good governance and good for business too? Equality and diversity in Britain / Judith Squires.
"Combining research, theory and practice, pan-European perspectives and the disciplines of human rights, sociology and politics, this book offers a rare insight into the multiplicity of issues surrounding women's equality, citizenship and political rights in transitional Europe and an expanding European Union. From policy-making to civil rights, domestic violence and education, experienced authors present innovative research, analysis and suggestions for the future of women as participants in an evolving Europe."--Publisher description.
1403949948 9781403949943
2005051282
Women's rights--Europe
Women--Political activity--Europe
Political participation--Europe
Citizenship--Europe
HQ1236.5.E85 / W643 2006
320.082094
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Dilemmas of political participation / Shirin M. Rai -- European citizenship : a political opportunity for women? / Ute Gerhard -- Can feminism survive capitalism? Challenges feminist discourses face in promoting women's rights in post-Soviet Europe / Sirkku K. Hellsten -- Citizenship, civil society and gender mainstreaming : complexities of political transformation in central and eastern Europe / Barbara Einhorn -- 'Gender equality' : on travel metaphors and duties to yield / Hege Skjeie -- Education and European women's citizenship : images of women in Bulgarian history textbooks / Krassimira Daskalova -- Strong together? A comparative study of the impact of the women's movement on policy-making in Finland / Anne Maria Holli -- Transnational and national gender equality politics : the European Union's impact on domestic violence debates in Britain and Finland / Johanna Kantola -- Implementing gender equailty : gender mainstreaming or the gap between theory and practice / Petra Meier -- Good governance and good for business too? Equality and diversity in Britain / Judith Squires.
"Combining research, theory and practice, pan-European perspectives and the disciplines of human rights, sociology and politics, this book offers a rare insight into the multiplicity of issues surrounding women's equality, citizenship and political rights in transitional Europe and an expanding European Union. From policy-making to civil rights, domestic violence and education, experienced authors present innovative research, analysis and suggestions for the future of women as participants in an evolving Europe."--Publisher description.
1403949948 9781403949943
2005051282
Women's rights--Europe
Women--Political activity--Europe
Political participation--Europe
Citizenship--Europe
HQ1236.5.E85 / W643 2006
320.082094