Double-Edged Politics on Women's Rights in the MENA Region. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Hanane Darhour, Drude Dahlerup.
• Editors: Darhour, Hanane; Dahlerup, Drude
• Contents: 1. Introduction: The Arab Uprisings and the Rights of Women Drude DAHLERUP and Hanane DARHOUR Part I: Women's Rights, Feminism and Islamism 2. The Center: A Theoretical Framework for Understanding Women's Rights in Pre- and Post-Arab Spring North AfricaFatima SADIQI 3. Whose Gender Equality? On the Boundaries of Islam and Feminism in the MENA RegionIlyass BOUZGHAIA Part II: Post-Spring Dynamics and Feminist Norm Diffusion 4. Cultural Change in North Africa: the Interaction Effect of Women's Empowerment and DemocratizationGinger FEATHER 5. Changing Tides? On How Popular Support for Feminism increased after the Arab SpringSaskia GLAS and Niels SPIERINGS Part III: Women's Activism and the Reconfigured State 6. Women's Activism in North Africa in Post Arab SpringMoha ENNAJI 7. Political Opportunities for Islamist Women in Morocco and Egypt Anwar MHAJNE 8. Contrasting Women's Rights in the Maghreb and the Middle East Constitutions Aili Mari TRIPP Part IV: Empowered or Sidelined? On Women's Political Representation and Influence 9. Examining Female Membership and Leadership of Legislative Committees in Jordan Marwa SHALABY and Laila ELIMAM 10. Empowering young women? Gender and youth quotas in TunisiaJana BELSCHNER 11. Whose Empowerment? Gender Quota Reform Mechanisms and De-democratization in MoroccoHanane DARHOUR.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2019
• Copyright Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (311 pages)
• Subjects: Political science; Identity politics; Democracy; Religion and politics; Economic development; Social change; Political Science -- Political Ideologies -- Democracy; Religion -- Religion, Politics & State; Social Science -- Sociology -- General; Political structures: democracy; Religion & politics; Development studies; Politics & government; Political Science -- General; Middle East-Politics and governm; Africa-Politics and government
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030277352
• Related ISBNs: 9783030277345
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