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47 produkter
Contours of Feminist Political Ecology
Av Wendy Harcourt, Ana Agostino m. fl.
Inbunden, 2023
552 kr
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This open access book sets out the contours of feminist political ecology (FPE) as a major contribution to ongoing debates in the field. As Professor Lyla Mehta says in her Foreword, the book is "foregrounding multiple ways of knowing and being, thus enabling new conceptions of politics, justice …
Women Reclaiming Sustainable Livelihoods
Spaces Lost, Spaces Gained
Av Wendy Harcourt, Wendy Harcourt
Inbunden, 2012
551 kr
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This volume highlights women's work sustaining local economies and environments, particularly in response to the current food, fuel and climate crises. It includes women's role in the green entrepreneurship, women's reproductive and productive work in the care economy, and a further examination of …
Rural Women’s Power in South Asia:
Understanding Shakti
Av P. Obeng
Inbunden, 2014
552 kr
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This book investigates how women's power and caste cleavages often continue to transcend and crosscut the boundaries of caste/tribe, gender, age, class and religion in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh It examines the gendered divisions of labor in rural communities and how countervailing forces have …
Under Development: Gender
Av C. Verschuur, I. Guérin m. fl.
Inbunden, 2014
552 kr
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Despite various decades of research and claim-making by feminist scholars and movements, gender remains an overlooked area in development studies. Looking at key issues in development studies through the prisms of gender and feminism, the authors demonstrate that gender is an indispensable tool for …
Women, Political Struggles and Gender Equality in South Asia
Av M. Alston
Inbunden, 2014
552 kr
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A brutal gang-rape of a young woman in India in 2012 caused a global outcry against rising brutal violence against women. In response to the young woman's death and the protests that followed, the contributors analyze the position of women in South Asia, the issue of violence, women's political …
Journey into Women's Studies
Crossing Interdisciplinary Boundaries
Av R. Pande
Inbunden, 2014
552 kr
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The present book is a journey of many women across the world who have struggled to give women's studies visibility. Drawing upon the contributors' diverse experiences and concerns, it explores the metamorphosis of women's studies from the early days to date.
Financing for Gender Equality
Realising Women’s Rights through Gender Responsive Budgeting
Inbunden, 2017
1861 kr
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This collection of essays addresses the glaring gap between policy commitments and actual investments in gender equality, ranging across sectors and focusing on development aid, peace-building and climate funds. Casting a spotlight on the application of gender-responsive budgeting in public …
Bodies in Resistance
Gender and Sexual Politics in the Age of Neoliberalism
Inbunden, 2016
1098 kr
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As part of the emerging new research on civic innovation, this book explores how sexual politics and gender relations play out in feminist struggles around body politics in Brazil, Colombia, India, Iran, Mexico, Nepal, Turkey, Nicaragua, as well as in East Africa, Latin America and global …
Gender, Sexuality and Power in Chinese Companies
Beauties at Work
Av Liu Jieyu
Inbunden, 2016
1098 kr
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This book offers the first ethnographic account of the experiences of highly educated young professional women, hailed by the Chinese media as ‘white-collar beauties’. It exposes the organizational mechanisms – naturalization, objectification and commodification of women – that wield gendered and …
Gender Equality and Development After Violent Conflict
The Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Inbunden, 2015
552 kr
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Decision makers' attitude towards women and gender has a significant influence on development, especially after conflict. This book analyses the effects of gender-inclusive policies deployed by the Kurdistan Regional Government in the areas of politics, the economy and education on the region and …
Women Reclaiming Sustainable Livelihoods
Spaces Lost, Spaces Gained
Häftad, 2012
552 kr
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This volume highlights women's work sustaining local economies and environments, particularly in response to the current food, fuel and climate crises. It includes women's role in the green entrepreneurship, women's reproductive and productive work in the care economy, and a further examination of …
Rural Women’s Power in South Asia:
Understanding Shakti
Av P. Obeng
Häftad, 2014
552 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This book investigates how women's power and caste cleavages often continue to transcend and crosscut the boundaries of caste/tribe, gender, age, class and religion in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh It examines the gendered divisions of labor in rural communities and how countervailing forces have …
Women, Political Struggles and Gender Equality in South Asia
Av M. Alston
Häftad, 2016
552 kr
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A brutal gang-rape of a young woman in India in 2012 caused a global outcry against rising brutal violence against women. In response to the young woman's death and the protests that followed, the contributors analyze the position of women in South Asia, the issue of violence, women's political …
Journey into Women's Studies
Crossing Interdisciplinary Boundaries
Av R. Pande
Häftad, 2014
552 kr
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The present book is a journey of many women across the world who have struggled to give women's studies visibility. Drawing upon the contributors' diverse experiences and concerns, it explores the metamorphosis of women's studies from the early days to date.
Financing for Gender Equality
Realising Women’s Rights through Gender Responsive Budgeting
Häftad, 2020
1861 kr
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This collection of essays addresses the glaring gap between policy commitments and actual investments in gender equality, ranging across sectors and focusing on development aid, peace-building and climate funds. Casting a spotlight on the application of gender-responsive budgeting in public …
Bodies in Resistance
Gender and Sexual Politics in the Age of Neoliberalism
Häftad, 2021
1098 kr
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As part of the emerging new research on civic innovation, this book explores how sexual politics and gender relations play out in feminist struggles around body politics in Brazil, Colombia, India, Iran, Mexico, Nepal, Turkey, Nicaragua, as well as in East Africa, Latin America and global …
Gender, Sexuality and Power in Chinese Companies
Beauties at Work
Av Liu Jieyu
Häftad, 2020
1098 kr
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This book offers the first ethnographic account of the experiences of highly educated young professional women, hailed by the Chinese media as ‘white-collar beauties’. It exposes the organizational mechanisms – naturalization, objectification and commodification of women – that wield gendered and …
Women, Urbanization and Sustainability
Practices of Survival, Adaptation and Resistance
Av Anita Lacey
Inbunden, 2017
1316 kr
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This work considers the city as a gendered space and examines women’s experiences and engagement in both urbanization and sustainability. Such a focus offers distinctive insights into the question of what it means for a city to be sustainable, asking further how sustainability needs to work with …
Women, Urbanization and Sustainability
Practices of Survival, Adaptation and Resistance
Av Anita Lacey
Häftad, 2018
1316 kr
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This work considers the city as a gendered space and examines women’s experiences and engagement in both urbanization and sustainability. Such a focus offers distinctive insights into the question of what it means for a city to be sustainable, asking further how sustainability needs to work with …
Rethinking Transitional Gender Justice
Transformative Approaches in Post-Conflict Settings
Häftad, 2018
1313 kr
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This book draws together established and emerging scholars from sociology, law, history, political science and education to examine the global and local issues in the pursuit of gender justice in post-conflict settings. This examination is especially important given the disappointing progress made …
Gender, Democracy and Institutional Development in Africa
Inbunden, 2019
716 kr
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This book analyses African foundations of gender, education, politics, democracy and institutional development by stimulating theoretical discourses. It offers a discursive framework on ways to examine the conceptualizations of African social development and a critical discourse on debunking the …
Women and Sustainable Human Development
Empowering Women in Africa
Av Maty Konte, Nyasha Tirivayi
Inbunden, 2019
1534 kr
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This book adds significantly to the discourse surrounding the progress made in empowering women in Africa over the last decade, providing strong research evidence on diverse and timely gender issues in varied African countries. Topics covered include climate change and environmental degradation, …
Women and Sustainable Human Development
Empowering Women in Africa
Av Maty Konte, Nyasha Tirivayi
Häftad, 2020
1534 kr
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This book adds significantly to the discourse surrounding the progress made in empowering women in Africa over the last decade, providing strong research evidence on diverse and timely gender issues in varied African countries. Topics covered include climate change and environmental degradation, …
War-Time Care Work and Peacebuilding in Africa
The Forgotten One
Inbunden, 2019
823 kr
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This book provides a nuanced understanding of an often neglected aspect of armed conflicts, namely the everyday structures that sustain lives during crises and, specifically, care-work performed by women. It showcases the work of women as key protagonists and stresses their role as knowledge …
War-Time Care Work and Peacebuilding in Africa
The Forgotten One
Häftad, 2020
825 kr
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This book provides a nuanced understanding of an often neglected aspect of armed conflicts, namely the everyday structures that sustain lives during crises and, specifically, care-work performed by women. It showcases the work of women as key protagonists and stresses their role as knowledge …
Gender, Protests and Political Change in Africa
Av Awino Okech
Inbunden, 2020
1425 kr
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This book brings together conceptual debates on the impact of youth-hood and gender on state building in Africa. It offers contemporary and interdisciplinary analyses on the role of protests as an alternative route for citizens to challenge the ballot box as the only legitimate means of ensuring …
Gender, Protests and Political Change in Africa
Av Awino Okech
Häftad, 2021
1425 kr
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This book brings together conceptual debates on the impact of youth-hood and gender on state building in Africa. It offers contemporary and interdisciplinary analyses on the role of protests as an alternative route for citizens to challenge the ballot box as the only legitimate means of ensuring …
Affect, Gender and Sexuality in Latin America
Av Cecilia Macón, Mariela Solana m. fl.
Inbunden, 2021
1643 kr
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This book emphasizes the significance of affects, feelings and emotions in how we think about politics, gender and sexuality in Latin America. Considering the complex and even contradictory social processes that the region is experiencing today, many Latin American authors are turning to affect to …
Affect, Gender and Sexuality in Latin America
Av Cecilia Macón, Mariela Solana m. fl.
Häftad, 2022
1643 kr
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This book emphasizes the significance of affects, feelings and emotions in how we think about politics, gender and sexuality in Latin America. Considering the complex and even contradictory social processes that the region is experiencing today, many Latin American authors are turning to affect to …
Social Reproduction, Solidarity Economy, Feminisms and Democracy
Latin America and India
Av Christine Verschuur, Isabelle Guérin m. fl.
Inbunden, 2021
1643 kr
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This book contributes to timely debates on the conditions of resistance and changes with the aim to offer a ray of hope in times of ecological, economic, social and democracy crisis worldwide. In the context of the crisis of social reproduction, impoverishment and growing inequalities, myriads of …
