Gendering Government

Feminist Engagement with the State in Australia and Canada

Häftad, Engelska, 2003

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Beskrivning

Feminists, like other political actors, cannot avoid the state.Whether they want equal pay, anti-domestic violence laws, refugee orchildcare centres, they must engage with state institutions. Whatdetermines the nature and extent of this involvement? Why are somefeminists more willing to engage with some institutions, while othersare not?

Gendering Government seeks to answer these questionsthrough a comparison of feminist engagement with political institutionsin Australia and Canada. Chappell considers what effect politicalinstitutions have had on shaping feminist claims, and in turn, to whatextent these claims shape the nature of these institutions. She adds anew dimension to our understanding of the relationship between genderinterests and government, showing how the interaction is dynamic andmutually defining. She further extends existing comparative studies inthe field of women and politics by examining the full range of suchinstitutions, including the electoral, parliamentary,legal/constitutional, and bureaucratic arenas.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2003-07-01
Mått:152 x 229 x 15 mm
Vikt:340 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:224
Förlag:University of British Columbia Press
ISBN:9780774809665
Utmärkelser:Winner of Choice Magazine Outstanding Reference/Academic Book Award 2004

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Louise Chappell is a lecturer at the School ofEconomics and Political Science, University of Sydney, Australia.

Recensioner i media

An important contribution to feminist political science and will be of interest to the discipline generally ... I especially admire its clear, jargon-free style of writing, a pleasure to read. - Jill Vickers (Canadian Journal of Political Science) She offers analysis of the formation of late twentieth century feminist politics, or electoral politics, bureaucracies, courts, federal institutions, and NGOs. Her claim that this is the first work to offer this level of analysis is a strong one: she considers a range of institutions and time frames for both countries. It is a rich and full picture. - Catherine Dauvergne (Canadian Literature, Issue 186, Autumn 2005)

Innehållsförteckning

AcknowledgmentsAcronyms 1 Gender and Political Institutions in Australia and Canada2 Feminists in Australia and Canada: Identities, Ideas, Strategies,and Structures3 The Feminist Electoral Project: Working against the Grain4 The Femocrat Strategy: Challenging Bureaucratic Norms andStructures5 Feminists and the Constitutional and Legal Realms: Creating NewSpaces6 Feminists and Federalism: Playing the Multilevel Game7 Feminists and Institutions: A Two-Way Street ReferencesIndex