Politics and Public Policy: 20 (Research in Political Sociology, 20) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1781903379 ISBN 13: 9781781903377

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2012

Synopsis

This volume highlights the ways in which scholarly analysis has contributed to a rich understanding of the links between spreading democracy, gender equality, and environmental protection. Combining theoretical, empirical, and policy perspectives, the volume includes cutting-edge debates on the meaning of democracy and the processes of its development, as well as the response of democracies to environmental and gender concerns. In particular, the volume answers questions applicable to the situation of women in the democratizing world as well as to environmental problems, linking together the issues of gender and environment. It discusses the difference between democratic and non-democratic countries in terms of protection and care for their citizens; security of women's rights and women's opportunities offered by democratic vs. non-democratic states; relations between environmental issues and gender; and women's response to environmental problems.

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About the Author

Barbara Wejnert is an Associate Professor in the Department of Transnational Studies at the State University of New York, Buffalo. Her interdisciplinary research is focused on the world-wide diffusion of democracy and globalization of the world and their effect on social inequality. She is an author and editor of ten books on issues of postcommunist transitions, democracy, and global development, and their impact on social inequalities, including gender inequality.

Edition details

• Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1781903379
• ISBN 13: 9781781903377
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 300
• Editor: Wejnert Barbara