Women, Gender, and Politics: A Reader

by Mona Lena Krook

Overview

Women, Gender, and Politics brings together both classic and recent readings on central topics in the study of gender and politics, and places an emphasis on comparing developed and developing countries. Genuinely international in its focus, the book is divided into six sections to reflect the range of research in the subfield: (1) women and social movements, (2) women and political parties, (3) women, gender, and elections, (4) women, gender, and political representation, (5) women, gender, and social policies, and (6) women, gender, and the state. Each section serves as an introduction to general trends in thinking about women and politics, and the readings capture the ways that research has developed both thematically and chronologically in all of the six broad areas. The volume's innovative design, global approach, and comprehensive coverage make it an ideal teaching book and a valuable resource for students and scholars throughout the world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	2900195368818
Publication date:	03/01/2010
Edition description:	NE
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d)

About the Author

Mona Lena Krook is Assistant Professor of Political Science and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Washington University in St. Louis.

Sarah Childs is Professor of Politics and Gender at the University of Bristol.

Table of Contents

1. Women, Gender, and Politics: An Introduction, Mona Lena Krook and Sarah Childs
Part I: Women and Social Movements
2. Mobilization Without Emancipation? Women's Interests, the State, and Revolution in Nicaragua, Maxine Molyneux
3. Beyond Compare? Women's Movements in Comparative Perspective, Karen Beckwith
4. Women's Movements and Democratic Transition in Chile, Brazil, East Germany, and Poland, Lisa Baldez
5. Protest Moves inside Institutions, Mary Fainsod Katzenstein
6. Do Interest Groups Represent the Disadvantaged? Advocacy at the Intersections of Race, Class, and Gender, Dara Z. Strolovitch
7. Translating the Global: Effects of Transnational Organizing on Local Feminist Discourses and Practices in Latin America, Sonia E. Alvarez
8. Cross-Regional Trends in Female Terrorism, Karla J. Cunningham
Part II: Women and Political Parties
9. The Dynamics of Gender and Party, Joni Lovenduski
10. Theorizing Feminist Strategy and Party Responsiveness, Lisa Young
11. Building a Base: Women in Local Party Politics, Jo Freeman
12. Women's Political Representation in Sweden: Discursive Politics and Institutional Presence, Diane Sainsbury
13. The Problem with Patronage: Constraints on Women's Political Effectiveness in Uganda, Anne Marie Goetz
14. Feminist Political Organization in Iceland: Some Reflections on the Experience of Kwenna Frambothid, Lena Dominelli and Gudrun Jonsdottir
Part III: Women, Gender, and Elections
15. The Developmental Theory of the Gender Gap: Women's and Men's Voting Behavior in Global Perspective, Ronald Inglehart and Pippa Norris
16. Puzzles in Political Recruitment, Pippa Norris and Joni Lovenduski
17. Entering the Arena? Gender and the Decision to Run for Office, Richard L. Fox and Jennifer L. Lawless
18. Party Elites and Women Candidates: The Shape of Bias, David Niven
19. Women's Representation in Parliament: The Role of Political Parties, Miki Caul
20. Explaining Women's Legislative Representation in Sub-Saharan Africa, Mi Yung Yoon
21. Quotas as a 'Fast Track' to Equal Representation for Women: Why Scandinavia is No Longer the Model, Drude Dahlerup and Lenita Freidenvall
Part IV: Women, Gender, and Political Representation
22. Quotas for Women, Anne Phillips
23. Representation and Social Perspective, Iris Marion Young
24. Should Blacks Represent Blacks and Women Represent Women? A Contingent 'Yes', Jane Mansbridge
25. Preferable Descriptive Representatives: Will Just Any Woman, Black, or Latino Do? Suzanne Dovi
26. From a Small to a Large Minority: Women in Scandinavian Politics, Drude Dahlerup
27. Beyond Bodies: Institutional Sources of Representation for Women in Democratic Policymaking, S. Laurel Weldon
Part V: Women, Gender, and Social Policies
28. Sex, Gender, and Leadership in the Representation of Women, Karin L. Tamerius
29. Congressional Enactments of Race-Gender: Toward a Theory of Raced-Gendered Institutions, Mary Hawkesworth
30. Taking Problems Apart, Carol Lee Bacchi
31. Sex and the State in Latin America, Mala Htun
32. Beyond the Difference versus Equality Policy Debate: Postsuffrage Feminism, Citizenship, and the Quest for a Feminist Welfare State, Wendy Sarvasy
33. Is Mainstreaming Transformative? Theorizing Mainstreaming in the Context of Diversity and Deliberation, Judith Squires
Part VI: Women, Gender, and the State
34. The Liberal State, Catharine A. MacKinnon
35. Gender and the State: Theories and Debates, Johanna Kantola
36. Gender in the Welfare State, Ann Orloff
37. Interacting With the State: Feminist Strategies and Political Opportunities, Louise Chappell
38. Introduction to Comparative State Feminism, Dorothy McBride Stetson and Amy G. Mazur
39. State Feminism or Party Feminism? Feminist Politics and the Spanish Institute for Women, Monica Threlfall
40. When Power Relocates: Interactive Changes in Women's Movements and States, Lee Ann Banaszak, Karen Beckwith, and Dieter Rucht

Editorial Reviews

"This carefully selected collection of classic and cutting-edge essays provides an excellent overview of gender politics in comparative perspective. An invaluable resource for classroom use, this volume will introduce students to some of the very best theoretical and empirical scholarship on women and politics."—Susan J. Carroll, Professor of Political Science and Women's and Gender Studies and Senior Scholar at the Center for American Women and Politics, Rutgers University

"A long-needed reader that covers the key themes in the scientific study of gender and politics. Teachers and students in classes all over the world will no doubt appreciate the temporal and regional variations in this rich selection of articles."—Drude Dahlerup, Professor of Political Science and Director of Women in Politics Research Centre, Stockholm University

"Understanding women's electoral experience across time and regions is essential for the successful pursuit of equality. Women, Gender, and Politics: A Reader is an unprecedented tool in reaching this understanding. From social movements to political parties to comparative analysis, Krook and Childs lead us effectively on this journey."—Victoria A. Budson, Executive Director, Women and Public Policy Program, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

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