Gender, Intersections, and Institutions: Intersectional Groups Building Alliances and Gaining Voice in Germany

by Louise K. Davidson-Schmich (Editor)

Overview

Germany serves as a case study of when and how members of intersectional groups—individuals belonging to two or more disadvantaged social categories—capture the attention of policymakers, and what happens when they do. This edited volume identifies three venues through which intersectional groups are able to form alliances and generate policy discussions regarding their concerns. Original empirical case studies focus on a wide range of timely subjects, including the intersexed, gender and disability rights, lesbian parenting, women working in STEM fields, workers’ rights in feminized sectors, women in combat, and Muslim women and girls.

 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780472902354
Publisher:	University of Michigan Press
Publication date:	03/06/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
File size:	848 KB

About the Author

Louise K. Davidson-Schmich is Professor of Political Science at the University of Miami, and author of Gender Quotas and Democratic Participation: Recruiting Candidates for Elective Offices in Germany (2016).

 

Table of Contents

Contents A Note on German Government Documents Acknowledgments List of Illustrations Introduction - Louise K. Davidson-Schmich 1. Throwing the Boomerang: Intersex Mobilization and Policy Change in Germany - Angelika von Wahl 2. Disabled Women Fighting for Equality - Lisa Pfahl and Swantje Köbsell 3. The Last Occupational Prohibition: Constructing Women’s Entrance into the Bundeswehr - Christina Xydias 4. Migrant Women and Immigrant Integration Policy - Barbara Donovan 5. Gendering the Controversy over Education Policy Reform in Hamburg, Germany - Jeff Bale 6. Gendering the German Minimum Wage Debate: A Male Frame for a Female Problem - Annette Henninger 7. Amending Germany’s Life Partnership Law: Emerging Attention to Lesbians’ Concerns - Louise K. Davidson-Schmich 8. Grassroots Organizing in Eastern Germany to Promote Women in STEM - Katja M. Guenther Conclusion: Power, Institutions, and Intersectional Research in Germany and Beyond - Louise K. Davidson-Schmich Contributors Index

Editorial Reviews

A dynamite collection of expert authors have coordinated a set of eight fascinating case studies to help explain why Germany, generally considered conservative in its family and gender policies, nonetheless adopted measures supportive of weak subgroups of marginalized gender positions. This glaring policy contradiction is shown here to reflect strategic use of different opportunities for leverage and suggests a range of ways to make intersectionally disadvantaged groups heard.”
—Myra Marx Ferree, University of Wisconsin
 


“Intersectionality is a term that is thrown into a lot of gender studies, but this work is the first I have seen that applies this construct in a consistent, logically structured fashion. . . .  The case studies are very well chosen, and the types of intersectional marginalization they represent open the door to many future comparative research investigations.”
—Joyce Mushaben, University of Missouri-St. Louis

 


 “There is no book which provides an overview of so many different groups and intersections. It makes a unique contribution to the field.”
—Liza Mügge, University of Amsterdam
 
“A great addition not only to intersectional studies, but to the literatures on social/political/legal mobilization, and the comparative study of diversity issues . . . an excellent volume.”
—Jackie Gehring, University of California, Santa Cruz

 

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