Books
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Gender and Political Economy of Development: From Nationalism to GlobalisationPolity Press, 2002, pp. 264, ISBN 0-7456-1491-4 |
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Chinese Politics and Society: An Introduction(co-author Flemming Christiansen), 1996, Harvester-Wheatsheaf, Hemel Hempstead, ISBN 0-13-354656-X Synopsis |
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Resistance and Reaction: University Politics in Post-Mao China1991, Harvester-Wheatsheaf, Hemel Hempstead; pp. 229+xvii, ISBN 0-7450-0903-4 |
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Mainstreaming gender, democratizing the state? : institutional mechanisms for the advancement of womenManchester: Manchester University Press, 2003 / ISBN: 071905978X Synopsis Published in association with the United Nations, this book builds on the existing body of literature on gender and democratization by looking at the relevance of national machineries for the advancement of women. It considers the appropriate mechanisms through which the mainstreaming of gender can take place, and the levels of governance involved; defines what the "interests of women" are, and how and by what processes these interests are represented to the state policy making structures. Global strategies for the advancement of women are considered, and how far these have penetrated at national level, illuminated by a series of case studies - gender equality in Sweden and other Nordic countries, the Ugandan ministry of Gender, Culture and Social services, gender awareness in Central and Eastern Europe, and further examples from South Korea, the Lebanon, Beijing and Australia. |
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Development and the Challenge of Globalization(co-ed. Peter Newell and Andrew Scott) IT Publishers, London, 2002 Synopsis |
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Rethinking Empowerment: Gender and Development in a Global/Local World(co-ed. with Jane Parpart and Kathleen Staudt) Routledge, 2002, ISBN 0-415-27769-8, 2002 Rethinking Empowerment looks at the changing role of women in developing countries and calls for a new approach to empowerment. An approach that adopts a more nuanced, feminist interpretation of power and em(power)ment, recognises that local empowerment is always embedded in regional, national and global contexts, pays attention to institutional structures and politics and acknowledges that empowerment is both a process and an outcome. Moreover, the book warns that an obsession with measurement rather than process can undermine efforts to foster transformative and empowering outcomes. It concludes that power must be restored as the centrepiece of empowerment. Only then will the term and its advocates provide meaningful ammunition for dealing with the challenges of an increasingly unequal, and often sexist, global/local world. |
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Global Social Movements(co-ed.with Robin Cohen) April 2000, Althone Press (UK) and Transaction Press (USA), ISBN 0 485 00419 4, 0 485 00615 4 (pbk) |
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International Perspectives on Gender and Democratisation(ed.) April 2000, Basingstoke, Macmillan, ISBN 0-333-75004-7, 0-333-75005-5 (pbk) Brings together the experience of women's democratic movements in different countries and regions, north and south, and assesses how different discourses of democracy have been used by women's groups to assert women's rights. Sensitive to particular histories, ideologies and cultural contexts, the contributors assess the strengths and the problems facing women's democratic movements as they consolidate their gains and face new challenges in the context of global economic regimes and emerging political pressures. |
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Civil Society: Democratic Perspectives(co-edited with Robert Fine), 1997, Frank Cass, London, pp. 172; ISBN 0 7146 4313 0 (pbk) Civil society is one of the most talked about, but difficult concepts to define. Yet it has captured the imagination of intellectuals and political activists alike. In the post-cold war era there has been a tremendous optimism about the re-emergence of civil society in many countries. However, the promises of change have not always borne fruit. This volume examines the idea of civil society in its historical and contemporary dimensions. As a collection, it provides a clear, comprehensive and critical mapping of the idea, the burden of expectation that it has carried, and the intellectual and political dimensions that surround it. The major themes covered include the concept of civil society itself, its relation to the state on the one hand and political economy on the other, and the violence of civil society as well as the possibilities it provides for resistance to injustice. |
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Women and the State: International Perspectives(co-edited with Geraldine Lievesley), 1996, Taylor and Francis, London, ISBN 0 7484 0360 4, 0 7484 0361 2 (pbk) Women and the State: International Perspectives explores the historical and structural boundaries within which women act, relate to each other and deal with the state in the Third World. It is conscious of the fact that 'much Western feminist state theory has largely ignored the experience of Third World women'. This is true both in terms of knowledge of the diverse forms of activities women undertake and in the application of theoretical constructs about gender relations and the status of women which may be of little relevance to Third World women. This book aims to redress this imbalance through the presentation of a wide-ranging selection of case studies, describing and evaluating women's political, social and economic involvement in Third World countries. It examines how women interact with the state and what problems, obstacles and opportunities these dealings produce. It explores both the specific experiences of women (for example, the legal status of women in South Eastern Africa, the role of women in the informal economy in China, and their influence over legislation in Chile) and also certain common themes such as identity, empowerment and the conflict between tradition and modernity. |
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Stirring It: Women's Studies in Transition(co-edited with Gabrille Griffins, Marianne Hester and Sasha Roseneil), 1994, Taylor and Francis, London, pp. 231+vi. ISBN, 0-7484-0213-6 |
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Women in the Face of Change: Soviet Union Eastern Europe and China(co-edited with Hilary Pilikington and Annie Phizacklea), 1992, Routledge, London, pp. 227+x, ISBN 0-415-07540-8, 0-415-07541-6 (pbk) The years 1989 and 1990 will probably be best remembered for the speed and breadth of political and economic change which swept through what used to be referred to as the Communist Bloc. With the disintegration of this bloc, there has been no shortage of western advice on how to "democratize" economy and polity in these societies. However, little thought has been given to what this change means for the millions of women who have toiled for decades alongside men in the factories and fields as well as performing their "womanly mission" in the home. This collection from women in Eastern and Western Europe, and covering both Europe and China, poses many questions about the impact of change. It contributes to the debate that seeks to combat inertia and ethnocentrism within western feminism and also to the separate and the critical "women's voice" which is re-emerging in the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe and China. |