Gender And Civil Society (routledge Advances In International Relations And Global Politics)

over The Last Two Decades There Has Been Considerable Enthusiasm For The Concept Of Civil Society Amongst Researchers, Practitioners And Activists. Yet Despite This Enthusiasm For The Concept, The Gendered Nature Of Civil Society And The Impact Of Feminist Organizing On Civil Society Has Received Minimal Attention. this Edited Volume Seeks To Address This Gap, And Considers: * How The Political Environment And Nature Of The State Shapes The Way Women Organize, The Issues They Address, And Their Capacity To Affect Changes In State Policies On Gender * Is The Women's Movement Structurally Different From Other Civil Society Organizations? * Does The Gender Lens Alter Our Vision Of Civil Society? the Chapters In This Volume Pursue Two Or More Of These Questions And Cover A Diversity Of Contexts, Including The Us, East And Central Europe, China, The Middle East, Africa, South East Asia, Central America And Chile. This Book Not Only Draws Together The Concepts Of Gender And Civil Society, But Also Adopts An International Perspective, Highlighting The Diverse Trajectories Of Women Organizing In Different Country Contexts And The Historical, Cultural And Political Specificities Of Civil Society. Gender and civil society in Central and Eastern Europe / Barbara Einhorn and Charlie Sever Women's organisations and civil society in China / Jude Howell Women in movement / Aili Mari Tripp Gender and civil society in the Middle East / Nadje S. Al-Ali The discourse of Dangdut / Diane Mulligan Chilean feminism(s) in the 1990s / Marcela Rios Tobar The impact of feminist civil society and political alliances on gender policies in Mexico / Linda S. Stevenson The dimensions and policy impact of feminist civil society / S.L. Weldon Who is the real civil society? / Marlies Glasius. The international scope of the case studies means that the book will appeal to the international marketCivil society and gender studies are both widely studied and pervious titles in these areas have sold wellThere are no competing titles that consider both civil society and women's political activities "This book not only draws together the concepts of gender and civil society, but also adopts an international perspective, highlighting the diverse trajectories of women organising in different country contexts and the historical, cultural and political specificities of civil society."--BOOK JACKET