Gender, Politics and the State

by Randall,Vicky; Randall,Vicky

• ISBN13: 9780415164023
• ISBN10: 0415164028
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 1998-08-13
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Gender, Politics and the Stateprovides an overview of the relationships between the state and gender politics and explores some central contemporary themes including: the difficulties with identifying and organising politically around gender differences and interests; having to engage with the state whilst simultaneously recognising both its complexity and variation; the need for a more inclusive conception of politics which does justice to women's politial needs. The book includes chapters on conceptual and theoretical issues as well as case studies on state policy and political participation in Britain, Ireland, Russia, China and Latin America.

Table of Contents

Notes on contributors
Preface
Gender, feminism and the state: an overview	p. 1
A political theory of gender: perspectives on the 'universal subject'	p. 18
The state and the making of gender: some historical legacies	p. 29
Beyond liberalism? Feminist theories of democracy	p. 45
The state and the discursive construction of abortion	p. 58
Policing prostitution: gender, the state and community politics	p. 80
Remasculinisation and the neoliberal state in Latin America	p. 100
The gendered politics of land reform: three comparative studies	p. 121
Gender politics and the state during Russia's transition period	p. 143
Gender, civil society and the state in China	p. 166
Gender and power: women engage the state	p. 185
Index	p. 206
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