Women, Gender, and Politics A Reader [Hardcover]

Women, Gender, and Politicsbrings together both classic and recent readings on central topics in the study of gender and politics, and places an emphasis on comparing developed and developing countries. Genuinely international in its focus, the book is divided into six sections to reflect the range of research in the subfield: (1) women and social movements, (2) women and political parties, (3) women, gender, and elections, (4) women, gender, and political representation, (5) women, gender, and social policies, and (6) women, gender, and the state. Each section serves as an introduction to general trends in thinking about women and politics, and the readings capture the ways that research has developed both thematically and chronologically in all of the six broad areas. The volume's innovative design, global approach, and comprehensive coverage make it an ideal teaching book and a valuable resource for students and scholars throughout the world.

1. Women, Gender, and Politics: An Introduction,Mona Lena Krook and Sarah Childs
Part I: Women and Social Movements
2. Mobilization Without Emancipation? Women's Interests, the State, and Revolution in Nicaragua,Maxine Molyneux
3. Beyond Compare? Women's Movements in Comparative Perspective,Karen Beckwith
4. Women's Movements and Democratic Transition in Chile, Brazil, East Germany, and Poland,Lisa Baldez
5. Protest Moves inside Institutions,Mary Fainsod Katzenstein
6. Do Interest Groups Represent the Disadvantaged? Advocacy at the Intersections of Race, Class, and Gender,Dara Z. Strolovitch
7. Translating the Global: Effects of Transnational Organizing on Local Feminist Discourses and Practices in Latin America,Sonia E. Alvarez
8. Cross-Regional Trends in Female Terrorism,Karla J. Cunningham
Part II: Women and Political Parties
9. The Dynamics of Gender and Party,Joni Lolsy