Gendering the European Union
Subtitle: new approaches to old democratic deficits
By: edited by Gabriele Abels and Joyce Marie Mushaben
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 279
ISBN-13: 9780230296459
Subjects: Equality; Women and democracy; Women's rights; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Globalization; Sex discrimination against women; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Cultural Policy; Government policy; Gender mainstreaming
Description: "This volume is a holistic assessment of six decades of European integration as seen through a gender lens. It features the insights of scholars from nine countries, who analyze new and old barriers to gender equality in all realms of EU activity. The first part of the volume offers a critique of mainstream integration theories and situates women across core institutional settings. It traces women's roles as formal actors, as participants in expert networks, and as creative conceptualizers introducing paradigm-changing frameworks and strategies. It also recognizes women as policy innovators contributing to the larger integration project. In the second part the contributors pay special attention to the development and effects of gender mainstreaming. They explore 'gendering' dynamics and outcomes in EU policy domains, including agriculture, the employment and social policy fields, the research, science and technology sector, and the emergent EU migration and citizenship policy arena"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 248-275) and index.