Corruption and the Gender-Sensitive State
Description
This book examines the link between gender equality and corruption in Europe. It argues that corruption is a central element in hampering gender equality development, since in corrupt contexts women are often locked out of positions of power and have fewer opportunities to influence the will of the state. Furthermore, in corrupt contexts, resources intended for the public good are diverted to serve private interests, thereby depriving the state of opportunities to enforce progressive societal change.
In addition to developing a new framework for the study of gender equality development that integrates the role played by corruption, the book also launches the concept of gender-sensitive state power, a notion based on progressive legislation and budget priorities that strengthen women's self-determination, combined with mechanisms that make states stable and ensure that resources do not leak in ways that compromise women's room to manoeuvre in society.
This important book will appeal to all those interested in gender studies, corruption studies, and politics.
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Lena Wängnerud is Professor of Political Science at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Content
1.-The Call for Research on Gender-Sensitive State Power.- 2.-Feminism, Corruption, and the State.-3.- Gender Equality as Self-Determination.-4.- Design, Key Indicators, and Structure of Analysis.- 5.-Educational Attainment and Gender Equality Developments.- 6.-Labor Force Participation and Gender Equality Developments.- Combined Effects of Women in Parliament and Executive Corruption.-8.- Gender Equality in the EU.-Broadening the Perspective.-9.-Women in Parliament Mitigating Levels of Corruption.- 10.-Women in Parliament Changing the Will of the State.- 11.-Contemporary Trends in the EU and Global Outlook.- 12.-The Principles of Gender-Sensitive State Power. Appendix I.-Variable descriptions.- Appendix II.-Regressions female educational attainment.- Appendix III.-Regressions female labor force participation.- Appendix IV.-Countries included in regression analyses.
