Author: Publisher: KARTHALA Editions
ISBN: 2811109943
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1684
Book Description
Author: Publisher: KARTHALA Editions
ISBN: 2811109943
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1684
Book Description
Representing Women?
Author: Mercedes Mateo DiazPublisher: ECPR Press
ISBN: 0954796640
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
This work discusses questions on political participation, representation and legitimacy in the European Union national parliaments. Three major empirical questions structure the book: What affects women's presence in parliaments?, Does the number of women in parliament have an effect? And are women in parliament representing women? Empirical evidences show that institutional reforms need a 'minimal environment' in terms of socio-economic development so as to prove effective. As opposed to the critical mass theory, claiming that a few representatives cannot have an impact on the political outcomes, here the empirical evidences suggest that smaller groups can also influence the different components of the legislative process. The last part turns to the fundamental question of whether a parliament that is descriptively representative, i.e. in which the parliamentarians share certain characteristics with the voters, also is a substantively descriptive parliament, i.e. in which the parliamentarians mirror the voters' opinions.
Gender and Policy in France
Author: G. AllwoodPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230244386
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
Combining fresh, critical insights from a feminist and anti-racist perspective, this is an excellent synthesis of some of the most important issues on the French public policy agenda. It provides detailed analysis and broad contextualization of debates on employment, parity, domestic violence, abortion, prostitution, and Islamic headscarves.
The Ashgate Research Companion to the Politics of Democratization in Europe
Author: José María RosalesPublisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN: 1409498875
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 708
Book Description
'Democratization' is a concept often used in academic book titles, yet not many of them deal with the initial breakthrough of democratization. This research companion applies a comparative approach to analyzing debates in a number of countries. It discusses the politics, concepts and histories involved in European democratization as a complex of changes that has altered the conditions of political action and debate in the continent for the past two centuries.
Anti-Discrimination Law in Civil Law Jurisdictions
Author: Barbara HavelkováPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0198853130
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
This collection of essays explores the evolution of anti-discrimination law in European civil law jurisdictions. Historically, scholarship in this area has focused on the common law, which has also taken the lead in developing the theory and practice of anti-discrimination law. This volume breaks new ground by offering a sustained, critical, legal and socio-legal, comparative look at how anti-discrimination is faring in European civil law environments. While it is true that anti-discrimination law is seen as a foreign transplant in some regions, it does not fare poorly across the board. As shown by the case studies herein, the success of anti-discrimination law is found to vary according to its national context, the actors involved, and the evolution of the particular concept or ground of discrimination in question.
Parity Democracy
Author: Jocelyne PraudPublisher: UBC Press
ISBN: 0774819464
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 207
Book Description
In 1999 and 2000, France adopted laws to ensure equal access to elected office for women and men. Parity Democracy explores the evolution and influence of France's gender parity reforms, from their historical roots to their recent extension beyond the electoral sphere. Drawing on extensive interviews, as well as on European and French legal documents, Praud and Dauphin show that although these reforms have not dramatically boosted women's representation in the National Assembly, they have set in motion a process of feminization in the electoral sphere that bodes well for the future of parity democracy.
Constitutions and Gender
Author: Helen IrvingPublisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 1784716960
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 563
Book Description
Constitutions and gender is a new and exciting field, attracting scholarly attention and influencing practice around the world. This timely handbook features contributions from leading pioneers and younger scholars, applying a gendered lens to constitution-making and design, constitutional practice and citizenship, and constitutional challenges to gender equality rights and values. It offers a gendered perspective on the constitutional text and record of multiple jurisdictions, from the long-established, to the world’s newly emerging democracies. Constitutions and Gender portrays a profound shift in our understanding of what constitutions stand for and what they do.
Women Representatives in Britain, France, and the United States
Author: Harriet B. ApplewhitePublisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137525878
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
This book compares British, French, and American legislative debates on woman suffrage and women's rights. Beginning with an analysis of Tocqueville and J.S. Mill on the impact of suffrage, the book continues with analysis of floor debates, comparing gender style, the French on parity and the Americans on the ERA and concluding with modern debates.
The UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
Author: Marsha A. FreemanPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199565066
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 790
Book Description
This is the first commentary on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), analyzing the Convention article by article. Each chapter provides an overview of an article's negotiating history, interpretation, and all the relevant case law, including decisions and recommendations by the CEDAW Committee.
The Ashgate Research Companion to the Politics of Democratization in Europe
Author: Tuija PulkkinenPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317041445
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
'Democratization' is a concept often used in academic book titles, yet not many of them deal with the initial breakthrough of democratization. This research companion presents an alternative view to the widespread assumption that Western democracies should be the normative reference for the study of democratization elsewhere. Rather, it questions the universal validity of such an assumption by searching the history of European politics and by paying specific attention to the struggles of democratization accomplished outside Western Europe. The authors apply a comparative approach to analyzing debates in the primary sources in a number of countries and languages and situate the results into a broader European context. Focusing on European democratization from different historical and analytical perspectives, they discuss the politics, concepts and histories involved in democratization as a complex of changes that has altered the conditions of political action and debate in the continent for the past two centuries.
