Buch, Englisch, 504 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 777 g
Buch, Englisch, 504 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 777 g
ISBN: 978-0-19-925645-7
Verlag: Oxford University Press
Recent years have seen a shift in the international development agenda in the direction of a greater emphasis on rights and democracy. While this has brought many positive changes in women's rights and political representation, in much of the world these advances were not matched by increases in social justice. Rising income inequalities, coupled with widespread poverty in many countries, have been accompanied by record levels of crime and violence. Meanwhile the global shift in the consensus over the role of the state in welfare provision has in many contexts entailed the down-sizing of public services and the re-allocation of service delivery to commercial interests, charitable groups, NGOs and households.
Gender Justice, Development, and Rights reflects on this ambivalent record, and on the significance accorded in international development policy to rights and democracy in the post-Cold War era. Key items on the contemporary policy agenda-neo-liberal economic and social policies; democracy; and multiculturalism-are addressed here by leading scholars and regional specialists through theoretical reflections and detailed case studies. Together they constitute a collection which casts contemporary liberalism in a distinctive light by applying a gender perspective to the analysis of political and policy processes. Case studies from Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East, East-Central Europe, South and South-east Asia contribute a cross-cultural dimension to the analysis of contemporary liberalism-the dominant value system in the modern world-and how it exists, and is resisted, in developing and post-transition societies.
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Fachgebiete
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Gesellschaftstheorie
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Entwicklungspolitik, Nord-Süd Beziehungen
- Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationale Menschen- und Minderheitenrechte, Kinderrechte
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Entwicklungsstudien
Weitere Infos & Material
- Introduction
- Part I: Re-Thinking Liberal Rights And Universalism
- Women's Capabilities And Social Justice
- Gender Justice, Human Rights And Neo-Liberal Economic Policies
- Multiculturalism, Universalism And The Claims Of Democracy
- Part II: Social Sector Restructuring And Social Rights
- Political And Social Citizenship: An Examination Of The Case Of Poland
- Engendering The New Social Citizenship In Chile: Ngos And Social Provisioning Under Neo-Liberalism
- Engendering Education: Prospects For A Rights-Based Approach To Female Education Deprivation In India
- Part III: Democratisation And The Politics Of Gender
- Feminism And Political Reform In The Islamic Republic Of Iran
- The 'Devil's Deal': Women's Political Participation And Authoritarianism In Peru
- In And Against The Party: Women's Representation And Constituency-Building In Uganda And South Africa
- PART IV: Multiculturalisms In Practice
- The Politics Of Gender, Ethnicity And Democratization In Malaysia: Shifting Interests And Identities
- National Law And Indigenous Customary Law: The Struggle For Justice Of Indigenous Women In Chiapas, Mexico Aida
- The Politics Of Women's Rights And Cultural Diversity In Uganda
