Gendered citizenship and the politics of representation. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Hilde Danielsen, Kari Jegerstedt, Ragnhild Muriaas and Brita Ytre-Arne.
• Editors: Danielsen, Hilde, 1971-; Jegerstedt, Kari, 1963-; Muriaas, Ragnhild L, 1973-; Ytre-arne, Brita, 1981-
• Contents: Acknowledgements; Contents; Notes on Contributors; List of Figures; 1: Gendered Citizenship: The€Politics of€Representation; Introduction; The Dual Meanings of€Representation; Representation as€Standing/Acting for; Representation as€Re-presenting; The Chapters of€the€Book; References; Part I: Becoming a Citizen-Interrogating the Constitution of Political Subjects; 2: What Is It to€Vote?; References; 3: Troubled and€Secure Gender Identities in€a€Changing Society: Norway at€the€End of€the€Long Nineteenth Century; Introduction; Shifting Gender Identities. Perceptions of€Gendered Citizenship During the€Early Nineteenth Century Changes in€Economic Citizenship; Widened Political Citizenship; The Question of€Masculinity in€Discussions of€Academic Education and€Suffrage Rights; Fearful Masculinity Among Opponents of€Women's New Rights; Women Defending the€Traditional Understandings of€Gender; Equal Rights Femininity; Secure Gender Identities; The Slow Change in€Understandings of€Gendered Identities; References; 4: Representations of€Equality: Processes of€Depoliticization of€the€Citizen-Subject; Introduction. 'Equal Representation' in a Representative Democracy Rights Politics, the Swedish Case: Creating the Liberal Subject; Identity Politics in the Media Debate; Identity Politics When Articulating Party-Political Claims; Institutionalizing Identity Politics: Mainstreaming Gender Equality; Feminism as Equal Rights, Representation as Mirroring, Inclusion as Acceptance of the Forms of Rule; References; Part II: Gendered Participation in Representative Democracies-Working from Below and/or Above? 5: The Costs and€Benefits of€Descriptive Representation: Women's Quotas, Variations in€State Feminism and€the€Fact of€Reasonable Pluralism Costs and€Benefits of€Descriptive Representation ; State Feminism: Women's Empowerment, Welfare State and€Democratization; Women-Centred Versus Intersectional State Feminism; State Feminism With/Without Welfare State; State Feminism With/Without Democratization; How Important Is Competence, Communication and€the€Intrinsic Value Argument?; Assessing Costs and€Benefits: On€What Basis?; Implications and€Precautions; References. 6: Substantive Representation: From€Timing to€Framing of€Family Law Reform in€Morocco, South Africa and€Uganda Explaining Changes in€Family Law: From€Timing to€Framing; Gendered Citizenship in€Africa: Family Law as€a€Battlefield; Family Law Reform in€Morocco; Family Law Reform in€South Africa; Family Law Reform in€Uganda; Family Law Reform in€Morocco, South Africa and€Uganda Compared; Conclusion; References; 7: Constructing Citizenship: Gender and€Changing Discourses in€Tunisia; Introduction; Gender and€Citizenship Debates Globally; Postcolonial State: Discourse on€Individual Rights.
• Publisher Details: London : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 305.4201; Social sciences; Women's rights; Equality; Nationalism and feminism; Women -- Suffrage; Citizenship -- History; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies; Citizenship; Equality; Nationalism and feminism; Women -- Suffrage; Women's rights; Political Science -- Political Ideologies -- Democracy; Social Science -- Sociology -- General; Political Science -- Globalization; Social Science -- Media Studies; Political structures: democracy; Social issues & processes; Globalization; Sociology; Sociology; Democracy; Globalization; Social Science -- Gender Studies; Gender studies, gender groups; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137517654; 1137517654; 1137517646; 9781137517647
• Related ISBNs: 9781137517647; 1137517646
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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