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Gender and the Economic Crisis in Europe: Politics, Institutions and Intersectionality
Johanna Kantola (Ed.)
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Description for Gender and the Economic Crisis in Europe: Politics, Institutions and Intersectionality
Hardback. Editor(s): Kantola, Johanna; Lombardo, Emanuela. Series: Gender and Politics. Num Pages: 282 pages, 3 colour illustrations, 3 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JP; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 519.
This book is a unique exploration into the gendered politics of the economic crisis in Europe. It focuses, firstly, on the changes in the political and economic decision-making institutions and processes of the EU and their consequences for gender equality policy. Secondly, the book analyses the gendered impacts of austerity politics on member states' gender equality policies, institutions, regimes, and debates. Finally, it addresses feminist and intersectional struggles and resistances against neoliberal, conservative and racist politics across Europe. The authors consider the gendered politics of the economic crisis from a variety of feminist approaches, shedding new light on the concept ... Read more
This book is a unique exploration into the gendered politics of the economic crisis in Europe. It focuses, firstly, on the changes in the political and economic decision-making institutions and processes of the EU and their consequences for gender equality policy. Secondly, the book analyses the gendered impacts of austerity politics on member states' gender equality policies, institutions, regimes, and debates. Finally, it addresses feminist and intersectional struggles and resistances against neoliberal, conservative and racist politics across Europe. The authors consider the gendered politics of the economic crisis from a variety of feminist approaches, shedding new light on the concept ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Gender and Politics
Condition
New
Weight
519g
Number of Pages
282
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319507774
SKU
V9783319507774
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Ref
99-15
About Johanna Kantola (Ed.)
Johanna Kantola is Academy Research Fellow at the University of Helsinki, Finland. Her books include Gender and Political Analysis (with Lombardo, 2017), Gender and the European Union (2010) and Feminists Theorize the State (2006). She is one of the editors of The Oxford Handbook on Gender and Politics (2013) and Palgrave's Gender and Politics book series. ... Read more
Reviews for Gender and the Economic Crisis in Europe: Politics, Institutions and Intersectionality
This book is the political science analysis to complement the economic analysis. ... This book is a direct contradiction to the major accounts of the economic crisis that have excluded any consideration of gender. ... The book will be read with interest by feminist scholars of the EU and of politics more broadly. But it would also be a very ... Read more