New Pathways in International Development
Gender and Civil Society in EU Policy
Published on 28. April 2006
Book
Hardback
226 pages
978-0-7546-4718-8 (ISBN)
Description
Gender considerations and civil society are both major issues in the current debate about the implementation of EU development policy. This volume provides a new perspective and focus on the increasingly important emerging issues such as gender equality and democracy to explain how they impact on policy. This book will appeal to those interested in the European Union, in EU development policy, gender and development studies and in civil society and development issues.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7546-4718-8 (9780754647188)
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Persons
Marjorie Lister is Honorary Senior Visiting Research Fellow in Political European and Development Studies at the University of Bradford, UK. She formerly taught at the Universities of York and Manchester in the UK, and at Washington University in St. Louis, USA. Maurizio Carbone is Lecturer in the Department of Politics at the University of Glasgow, UK. He formerly worked for the European Commission in Brussels.
Content
Introduction: Integrating gender and civil society into European Union development policy, Maurizio Carbone and Marjorie Lister. Gender: Gender and European Union development policy, Marjorie Lister; Gender in ACP-EU relations: the Cotonou Agreement, Karin Arts; Gender equality and EU development policy towards Latin America, Gloria Angulo and Christian Freres; Gender in the Euro-Mediterranean partnership, Jan Orbie; Gender in European Union development initiatives in Asia, Carolyn I. Sobritchea; Gender mainstreaming in EU external relations: Lessons from the Eastern enlargement, Charlotte Bretherton. Civil Society: Civil society and European Union development policy, Stephen Hurt; Mainstreaming civil society in ACP-EU cooperation, Jean Bossuyt; The European Union and strengthening civil society in Africa, Gordon Crawford; EU-Mercosur Relations: The challenge of civil society cooperation, Paraskevi Bessa-Rodriques; Civil society cooperation between the EU and its Southern Mediterranean neighbours, Ulrike Reinhardt; EU-Asia relations: the role of civil society in the ASEM process, Sebastian Bersick; European NGOs in EU development policy: Between frustration and resistance, Maurizio Carbone; Index.