State Feminism and Political Representation

Cover......Page 1
Half-title......Page 3
Title......Page 5
Copyright......Page 6
Contents......Page 7
Figures......Page 9
Tables......Page 10
Notes on contributors......Page 11
Preface......Page 17
Germany......Page 19
Spain......Page 20
USA......Page 21
1 Introduction: state feminism and the political representation of women......Page 23
Women\'s political representation as a subject for comparison......Page 24
Women\'s policy agencies and state feminism......Page 25
Women and policy-making......Page 27
Gender and framing......Page 28
Analysing debates: the model and the cases......Page 30
A theory of state feminism......Page 31
Applying the RNGS framework to debates on political representation......Page 34
WPA and QWPA characteristics and activities......Page 36
Women\'s movement characteristics......Page 37
The RNGS model and democratic representation......Page 38
References......Page 39
Universe of debates......Page 42
How the debate came to the public agenda......Page 44
Gendering the debate......Page 45
Policy outcome......Page 46
Women\'s policy agency activities......Page 47
How the debate came to the public agenda......Page 48
Dominant frame of debate......Page 49
Gendering the debate......Page 50
Women\'s movement impact......Page 51
Women\'s movement characteristics......Page 52
Policy environment......Page 53
How the debate came to the public agenda......Page 54
Dominant frame of debate......Page 55
Gendering the debate......Page 56
Policy outcome......Page 57
Women\'s movement characteristics......Page 58
Conclusion......Page 59
References......Page 61
Introduction......Page 63
Selection of debates......Page 64
How the debate came to the public agenda......Page 65
Gendering the debate......Page 67
Women\'s movement characteristics and impact......Page 68
Women\'s policy agency activities......Page 70
Policy environment......Page 71
How the debate came to the public agenda......Page 72
Dominant frame of debate......Page 73
Policy outcome......Page 74
Women\'s movement impact......Page 75
How the debate came to the public agenda......Page 76
Dominant frame of debate......Page 77
Women\'s movement impact......Page 78
Women\'s policy agency activities......Page 79
Conclusion......Page 80
References......Page 81
Introduction......Page 84
Selection of debates......Page 85
Dominant frame of debate......Page 87
Gendering the debate......Page 88
Women\'s policy agency characteristics......Page 89
Policy environment......Page 90
How the debate came to the public agenda......Page 91
Dominant frame of debate......Page 92
Gendering the debate......Page 93
Women\'s policy agency activities......Page 94
Policy environment......Page 95
How the debate came to the public agenda......Page 96
Gendering the debate......Page 97
Women\'s policy agency activities......Page 99
Women\'s movement characteristics......Page 100
Conclusion......Page 101
A Government and party documents......Page 103
B General......Page 104
Introduction......Page 107
Selection of debates......Page 108
Dominant frame of debate......Page 109
Policy outcome......Page 110
Women\'s movement impact......Page 111
Women\'s policy agency activities......Page 112
How the debate came to the public agenda......Page 113
Women\'s movement impact......Page 114
Women\'s policy agency activities......Page 115
How the debate came to the public agenda......Page 116
Gendering the debate......Page 118
Policy outcome......Page 119
Women\'s movement impact......Page 120
Women\'s policy agency activities......Page 123
Women\'s movement characteristics......Page 124
Conclusion......Page 125
References......Page 126
Introduction......Page 128
Policy-making institutions......Page 129
Universe of policy debates......Page 130
How the debate came to the public agenda......Page 131
Dominant frame of debate......Page 132
Gendering the debate......Page 133
Policy outcome......Page 134
Women\'s movement characteristics......Page 135
Policy environment......Page 136
How the debate came to the public agenda......Page 137
Dominant frame of debate......Page 138
Policy outcome......Page 139
Women\'s policy agency activities......Page 140
Policy environment......Page 142
How the debate came to the public agenda......Page 143
Dominant frame of debate......Page 144
Women\'s movement impact......Page 145
Women\'s movement characteristics......Page 146
Conclusion......Page 147
References......Page 149
Introduction......Page 152
Institutions that make representation policy......Page 153
Selection of debates......Page 154
How the debate came to the public agenda......Page 155
Gendering the debate......Page 156
Policy outcome......Page 157
Women\'s policy agency activities......Page 158
Women\'s movement characteristics......Page 159
How the debate came to the public agenda......Page 160
Dominant frame of debate......Page 161
Gendering the debate......Page 162
Women\'s movement impact......Page 163
Women\'s movement characteristics......Page 164
Policy environment......Page 165
How the debate came to the public agenda......Page 166
Gendering the debate......Page 167
Policy outcome......Page 168
Women\'s policy agency activities......Page 169
Women\'s movement characteristics......Page 170
Conclusion......Page 171
References......Page 172
Introduction......Page 175
Selection of debates......Page 176
Dominant frame of debate......Page 177
Gendering the debate......Page 178
Policy outcome......Page 179
Women\'s policy agency activities......Page 180
How the debate came to the public agenda......Page 181
Gendering the debate......Page 182
Policy outcome......Page 183
Women\'s movement impact......Page 184
Women\'s movement characteristics......Page 185
How the debate came to the public agenda......Page 186
Gendering the debate......Page 187
Policy outcome......Page 189
Women\'s policy agency activities......Page 190
State responses to the movement......Page 191
Women\'s policy agency activities and characteristics......Page 192
References......Page 193
Introduction......Page 196
Universe of policy debates......Page 198
Selection of debates......Page 199
Gendering the debate......Page 200
Women\'s movement impact......Page 201
Party developments......Page 202
Women\'s policy agency activities and characteristics......Page 203
Women\'s movement characteristics......Page 204
Dominant frame of debate......Page 205
Women\'s movement impact......Page 206
Women\'s policy agency activities and characteristics......Page 207
Women\'s movement characteristics......Page 208
How the debate came to the public agenda......Page 209
Gendering the debate......Page 210
Women\'s policy agency activities and characteristics......Page 211
Women\'s movement characteristics......Page 212
Conclusion......Page 213
References......Page 214
Introduction......Page 217
Selection of debates......Page 218
How the debate came to the public agenda......Page 220
Policy outcome......Page 221
Women\'s movement impact......Page 222
Women\'s movement characteristics......Page 223
Policy environment......Page 224
How the debate came to the public agenda......Page 225
Gendering the debate......Page 226
Women\'s movement impact and women\'s policy agency activities......Page 227
Policy environment......Page 228
Dominant frame of debate......Page 229
Policy outcome......Page 230
Women\'s movement impact......Page 231
Women\'s movement characteristics......Page 232
Conclusion......Page 233
References......Page 236
Introduction......Page 238
Universe of debates......Page 239
Women\'s policy machinery......Page 241
Selection of debates......Page 242
Policy outcome......Page 243
Gendering the debate......Page 244
Women\'s policy agency characteristics and activities......Page 245
Policy environment......Page 246
How the debate came to the public agenda......Page 247
Policy outcome......Page 248
Gendering the debate......Page 249
WPA and QWPA characteristics and activities......Page 250
Women\'s movement characteristics......Page 251
Women\'s movement impact......Page 252
How the debate came to the public agenda......Page 253
Gendering the debate......Page 254
Women\'s movement characteristics......Page 256
Women\'s movement impact......Page 257
Conclusion......Page 258
References......Page 259
Introduction......Page 261
Selection of debates......Page 262
Dominant frame of debate......Page 263
Gendering the debate......Page 264
Women\'s policy agency activities......Page 265
Women\'s movement characteristics......Page 266
How the debate came to the public agenda......Page 267
Dominant frame of debate......Page 268
Policy outcome......Page 269
Women\'s policy agency activities......Page 270
Policy environment......Page 271
How the debate came to the public agenda......Page 272
Gendering the debate......Page 273
Policy outcome......Page 274
Women\'s policy agency activities......Page 275
Women\'s movement characteristics......Page 276
Conclusion......Page 277
References......Page 279
Women\'s movements and state feminism......Page 282
Women\'s movements and political representation: variations and trends......Page 283
The scope of the debates......Page 284
Gendering the debates: political representation and the research question......Page 288
Appendix 1 Tables of women\'s representation in eleven countries......Page 316
Cluster One: Characteristics of women\'s movement actors......Page 327
Policy sub-system level......Page 328
Index......Page 330