Women, Gender, and Politics: A Reader

Women, Gender, and Politics: A Reader

by Mona Lena Krook, Sarah Childs
ISBN-10:
0195368819
ISBN-13:
9780195368819
Pub. Date:
03/01/2010
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0195368819
ISBN-13:
9780195368819
Pub. Date:
03/01/2010
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Women, Gender, and Politics: A Reader

Women, Gender, and Politics: A Reader

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Overview

Women, Gender, and Politics brings together both classic and recent readings on central topics in the study of gender and politics, and places an emphasis on comparing developed and developing countries. Genuinely international in its focus, the book is divided into six sections to reflect the range of research in the subfield: (1) women and social movements, (2) women and political parties, (3) women, gender, and elections, (4) women, gender, and political representation, (5) women, gender, and social policies, and (6) women, gender, and the state. Each section serves as an introduction to general trends in thinking about women and politics, and the readings capture the ways that research has developed both thematically and chronologically in all of the six broad areas. The volume's innovative design, global approach, and comprehensive coverage make it an ideal teaching book and a valuable resource for students and scholars throughout the world.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780195368819
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 03/01/2010
Pages: 384
Product dimensions: 6.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Mona Lena Krook is Assistant Professor of Political Science and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Washington University in St. Louis.

Sarah Childs is Professor of Politics and Gender at the University of Bristol.

Table of Contents

1 Women, Gender, and Politics: An Introduction Mona Lena Krook Sarah Childs 3

Part I Women and Social Movements

2 Mobilization without Emancipation? Women's Interests, the State, and Revolution in Nicaragua Maxine Molyneux 21

3 Beyond Compare? Women's Movements in Comparative Perspective Karen Beckwith 29

4 Women's Movements and Democratic Transition in Chile, Brazil East Germany, and Poland Lisa Baldez 37

5 Protest Moves inside Institutions Mary Fainsod Katzenstein 47

6 Do Interest Groups Represent the Disadvantaged? Advocacy at the Intersections of Race, Class, and Gender Dara Z. Strolovitch 55

7 Translating the Global: Effects of Transnational Organizing on Local Feminist Discourses and Practices in Latin America Sonia E. Alvarez 63

8 Cross-Regional Trends in Female Terrorism Karla J. Cunningham 71

Part II Women and Political Parties

9 The Dynamics of Gender and Party Joni Lovenduski 81

10 Theorizing Feminist Strategy and Party Responsiveness Lisa Young 87

11 Building a Base: Women in Local Party Politics Jo Freeman 89

12 Women's Political Representation in Sweden: Discursive Politics and Institutional Presence Diane Sainsbury 97

13 The Problem with Patronage: Constraints on Women's Political Effectiveness in Uganda Anne Marie Goetz 107

14 Feminist Political Organization in Iceland: Some Reflections on the Experience of Kwenna Frambothid Lena Dominelli Gudrun Jonsdottir 117

Part III Women, Gender, and Elections

15 The Developmental Theory of the Gender Gap: Women's and Men's Voting Behavior in Global Perspective Ronald Inglehart Pippa Norris 127

16 Puzzles in Political Recruitment Pippa Norris Joni Lovenduski 135

17 Entering the Arena? Gender and the Decision to Run for Office Richard L. Fox Jennifer L. Lawless 141

18 Party Elites and Women Candidates: The Shape of Bias David Niven 151

19 Women's Representation in Parliament: The Role of Political Parties Miki Caul 159

20 Explaining Women's Legislative Representation in Sub-Saharan Africa Mi Yung Yoon 167

21 Quotas as a "Fast Track" to Equal Representation for Women: Why Scandinavia Is No Longer the Model Drude Dahlerup Lenita Freidenvall 175

Part IV Women, Gender, and Political Representation

22 Quotas for Women Anne Phillips 185

23 Representation and Social Perspective Iris Marion Young 193

24 Should Blacks Represent Blacks and Women Represent Women? A Contingent "Yes" Jane Mansbridge 201

25 Preferable Descriptive Representatives: Will Just Any Woman, Black, or Latino Do? Suzanne Dovi 215

26 From a Small to a Large Minority: Women in Scandinavian Politics Drude Dahlerup 225

27 Beyond Bodies: Institutional Sources of Representation for Women in Democratic Policymaking S. Laurel Weldon 231

Part V Women, Gender, and Social Policies

28 Sex, Gender and Leadership in the Representation of Women Karin L.Tamerius 243

29 Congressional Enactments of Race-Gender: Toward a Theory of Raced-Gendered Institutions Mary Hawkesworth 251

30 Taking Problems Apart Carol Lee Bacchi 263

31 Sex and the State in Latin America Mala Htun 267

32 Beyond the Difference versus Equality Policy Debate: Postsuffrage Feminism, Citizenship, and the Quest for a Feminist Welfare State Wendy Sarvasy 277

33 Is Mainstreaming Transformative? Theorizing Mainstreaming in the Context of Diversity and Deliberation Judith Squires 283

Part VI Women, Gender, and the State

34 The Liberal State Catharine A. MacKinnon 293

35 Gender and the State: Theories and Debates Johanna Kantola 299

36 Gender in the Welfare State Ann Orloff 305

37 Interacting with the State: Feminist Strategies and Political Opportunities Louise Chappell 313

38 Introduction to Comparitive State Feminism Dorothy McBride Stetson Amy G. Mazur 319

39 State Feminism or Party Feminism? Feminist Politics and the Spanish Institute of Women Monica Threlfall 327

40 When Power Relocates: Interactive Changes in Women's Movements and States Lee Ann Banaszak Karen Beckwith Dieter Rucht 335

Credits 347

Index 351

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