Women's Citizenship and Political Rights [Hardcover]

Combining research, theory and practice, pan-European perspectives and the disciplines of human rights, sociology and politics, this book offers a rare insight into the multiplicity of issues surrounding women's equality, citizenship and political rights in transitional Europe and an expanding European Union. From policy-making to civil rights, domestic violence and education, experienced authors present innovative research, analysis and suggestions for the future of women as participants in an evolving Europe.List of Tables Foreword; Y.Ert?rk Acknowledgements Notes on the Contributors List of Abbreviations Introduction; S.K.Hellsten, A.M.Holli & K.Daskalova PART I: THEORETICAL FEMINIST PERSPECTIVES Dilemmas of Political Participation; S.M.Rai European Citizenship: A Political Opportunity for Women?; U.Gerhard Can Feminism Survive Capitalism? Challenges Feminist Discourses Face in Promoting Women's Rights in Post-Soviet Europe; S.K.Hellsten Citizenship, Civil Society and Gender Mainstreaming: Complexities of Political Transformation in Central and Eastern Europe; B.Einhorn 'Gender Equality': On Travel Metaphors and Duties to Yield; H.Skjeie PART II: APPLYING NEW INSIGHTS TO OLD PROBLEMS Education and European Women's Citizenship: Images of Women in Bulgarian History Textbooks; K.Daskalova Strong Together? A Comparative Study of the Impact of Women's Movement Impact on Policy-making in Finland; A.M.Holli Transnational and National Gender Equality Politics: The European Union's Impact on Domestic Violence Debates in Britain and Finland; J.Kantola Implementing Gender Equality: Gender Mainstreaming or the Gap Between Theory and Practice; P.Meier Good Governance and Good for Business Too? Equality and Diversity in Britain; J.Squires IndexBARBARA EINHORN is Reader in Gender Studies and Director of Graduate Studies, School of Social Sciences and Cultural Studies, University of Sussex, UKUTE GERHARD is Emeritus Professor of Sociology and Director of the Cornelia Goethe l£I