Women's Movements Facing the Reconfigured State |
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| Editor:
| Banaszak, Lee Ann
Beckwith, Karen
Rucht, Dieter |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-01219-5 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2003 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $40.99 |
Book Description:
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"Women's Movements Facing the Reconfigured State" examines how women's movements have contributed and responded to changes in state powers and policy responsibility in North America and Western Europe. How have women's movements responded as state governments delegated power to transnational organizations like the European Union? Have women's movements facilitated the shifts in state policy responsibilities to subnational governments, independent agencies, and the private sector? The...
More Description"Women's Movements Facing the Reconfigured State" examines how women's movements have contributed and responded to changes in state powers and policy responsibility in North America and Western Europe. How have women's movements responded as state governments delegated power to transnational organizations like the European Union? Have women's movements facilitated the shifts in state policy responsibilities to subnational governments, independent agencies, and the private sector? The international scholars contributing chapters to this volume identify changes in women's movements that include a greater engagement with the state, specific policy-making ventures and challenges to national governments.