State Feminism and Political Representation
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Published:24th Nov '05
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This 2005 book offers an assessment of the impact of women's movements on public policy.
Written by experts in the field, this 2005 book offers a unique assessment of the impact of women's movements on public policy. It presents comprehensive research on women's political representation in eleven democracies and offered the first comparative account of the subject.How can women maximise their political influence? Does state feminism enhance the political representation of women? Should feminism be established in state institutions to treat women's concerns? Written by experts in the field, this 2005 book uses an innovative model of political influence to construct answers to these and other questions in the long-running debate over the political representation of women. The book assesses how states respond to women's demands for political representation both in terms of their inclusion as actors and the consideration of their interests in the decision making process. Debates on the issue vary from country to country, depending on institutional structures, women's movements and other factors, and this book offered the first comparative account of the subject. The authors analyse eleven democracies in Europe and North America and present comprehensive research from the 1960s to the present.
'… a valuable contribution to the field …' Political Studies Review
'this volume is the product of a ten-year collaborative effort to assess the impact of state feminism on women's political representation … [it] is essential reading for students and scholars interested in issues of women's political representation in Europe …'. International Feminist Journal of Politics
ISBN: 9780521617642
Dimensions: 206mm x 159mm x 21mm
Weight: 450g
336 pages