TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hellsten,Sirkku
AU  - Holli,Anne Maria
AU  - Daskalova,Krasimira
TI  - Women's citizenship and political rights
T2  - Women's rights in Europe
SN  - 1403949948
AV  - HQ1236.5.E85 W643 2006
U1  - 320.082094 22
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, New York
PB  - Palgrave Macmillan
KW  - Women's rights
KW  - Europe
KW  - Women
KW  - Political activity
KW  - Political participation
KW  - Citizenship
N1  - 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
N2  - "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
ER  -