Gender Politics in the Expanding European Union
Mobilization, Inclusion, Exclusion
1st Edition
Published on 1. September 2008
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Hardback
284 pages
978-1-84545-516-3 (ISBN)
Description
In May 2004, after bringing their legislation into accordance with EU regulations, ten more countries joined the European Union. The contributors to this volume assess the impact of this historical development on gender relations in the new and old EU member states. Instead of focusing on either western or eastern Europe, this book investigates the similarities and differences in diverse parts of Europe. Although initially limited, gender equality was part of the original framework of the European Union, an organization often more open than national governments to feminist demands, as this volume illustrates with case studies from eastern and western Europe. The enlargement process thus provides some important policy instruments for increasing equality between men and women.
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"By assembling an impressive series of case studies that analyze gender policies in the context of the EU as a supranational policy making institution from the perspectives of both old and new member states, Roth enriches our understanding of gender equality politics." ? ChoiceMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
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Illustrations
11 Illustrations
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Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
566 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84545-516-3 (9781845455163)
DOI
10.3167/9781845455163
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Silke Roth obtained her Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Connecticut. From 2000 until 2005 she was a visiting assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania. She is now Senior Lecturer at the University of Southampton, UK. Her publications include Building Movement Bridges: The Coalition of Labor Union Women. (Praeger 2003; honorable mention of the Collective Behavior/Social Movements Section of the American Sociological Association 2005); "Sisterhood and Solidarity? Organizing for Gender Issues and Women's Equality in the Enlarged European Union," in Social Politics.
Content
Introduction: Gender Issues and Women's Movements in the Expanding European Union
Silke Roth
PART I: BROADENING GENDER EQUALITY POLICIES: THE ROLE OF THE EU
Chapter 1. The EU and Enlargement: Conceptualizing Beyond "East" And "West"
Angelika von Wahl
Chapter 2. Towards The Europeanization of Work-Family Policies? The Impact of the EU on Policies For Working Parents
Kimberly J. Morgan
Chapter 3. Violence at Work? Framing Sexual Harassment in the European Union
Kathrin Zippel
PART II: THE EU ACCESSION PROCESS: SIX CASE STUDIES FROM WEST AND EAST
Chapter 4. Irish Women's Organizations in an Enlarged Europe
Pauline Cullen
Chapter 5. Spain at the Vanguard in European Gender Equality Policies
Celia Valiente
Chapter 6. From "Strange Sisters" to "Europe's Daughters"? European Enlargement as a Chance For Women's Movement in East and West Germany
Ingrid Miethe
Chapter 7. Will It Make A Difference? EU Enlargement and Women's Public Discourse in Poland
Joanna Regulska and Magda Grabowska
Chapter 8. The Impact of EU Accession on the Promotion of Women and Gender Equality in the Czech Republic
Hana Haskova and Alena Kuizkova
Chapter 9. The Impact of EU Accession on Gender Equality in Hungary
Noemi Kakucs and Andrea Petz
PART III: INCLUSION AND EXCLUSION IN EU EQUALITY POLITICS
Chapter 10. Preparing for EU Membership - Gender Policies in Turkey
Guel Aldikacti-Marshall
Chapter 11. Gender and Ethnic Minority Claims in Swedish and EU Frames: Sites of Multi-Level Political Opportunities and Boundary Making
Zenia Hellgren and Barbara Hobson
Chapter 12. Framing Equality: The Politics of Race, Class, Gender in the US, Germany and the Expanding European Union
Myra Marx Ferree
Bibliography
Index
Silke Roth
PART I: BROADENING GENDER EQUALITY POLICIES: THE ROLE OF THE EU
Chapter 1. The EU and Enlargement: Conceptualizing Beyond "East" And "West"
Angelika von Wahl
Chapter 2. Towards The Europeanization of Work-Family Policies? The Impact of the EU on Policies For Working Parents
Kimberly J. Morgan
Chapter 3. Violence at Work? Framing Sexual Harassment in the European Union
Kathrin Zippel
PART II: THE EU ACCESSION PROCESS: SIX CASE STUDIES FROM WEST AND EAST
Chapter 4. Irish Women's Organizations in an Enlarged Europe
Pauline Cullen
Chapter 5. Spain at the Vanguard in European Gender Equality Policies
Celia Valiente
Chapter 6. From "Strange Sisters" to "Europe's Daughters"? European Enlargement as a Chance For Women's Movement in East and West Germany
Ingrid Miethe
Chapter 7. Will It Make A Difference? EU Enlargement and Women's Public Discourse in Poland
Joanna Regulska and Magda Grabowska
Chapter 8. The Impact of EU Accession on the Promotion of Women and Gender Equality in the Czech Republic
Hana Haskova and Alena Kuizkova
Chapter 9. The Impact of EU Accession on Gender Equality in Hungary
Noemi Kakucs and Andrea Petz
PART III: INCLUSION AND EXCLUSION IN EU EQUALITY POLITICS
Chapter 10. Preparing for EU Membership - Gender Policies in Turkey
Guel Aldikacti-Marshall
Chapter 11. Gender and Ethnic Minority Claims in Swedish and EU Frames: Sites of Multi-Level Political Opportunities and Boundary Making
Zenia Hellgren and Barbara Hobson
Chapter 12. Framing Equality: The Politics of Race, Class, Gender in the US, Germany and the Expanding European Union
Myra Marx Ferree
Bibliography
Index