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Gendering the European Union

New Approaches to Old Democratic Deficits

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Editors:
  1. Gabriele Abels

    1. University of Tübingen, Germany

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  2. Joyce Marie Mushaben

    1. University of Missouri-St Louis, USA

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Part of the book series: Gender and Politics (GAP)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Introduction: Studying the EU from a Gender Perspective

    1. Introduction: Studying the EU from a Gender Perspective

      • Gabriele Abels, Joyce Marie Mushaben
      Pages 1-19

  3. Gendering Perspectives and EU Processes

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 21-21
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    2. Gendering Theories of European Integration

      • Annica Kronsell
      Pages 23-40

    3. Gendering the Institutions and Actors of the EU

      • Anna van der Vleuten
      Pages 41-62

    4. Gendering the EU Policy Process and Constructing the Gender Acquis

      • Birgit Locher
      Pages 63-84

    5. From Equal Treatment to Gender Mainstreaming and Diversity Management

      • Alison E. Woodward
      Pages 85-103

    6. Gendering Enlargement of the EU

      • Yvonne Galligan, Sara Clavero
      Pages 104-123

  4. Meliorating Old and New EU Policy Deficits and Blind Spots

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 125-125
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    2. The Common Agricultural Policy and Gender Equality

      • Elisabeth Prügl
      Pages 127-145

    3. Gendering Employment Policy: From Equal Pay to Work-Life Balance

      • Agnès Hubert
      Pages 146-168

    4. Gendering the Social Policy Agenda: Anti-Discrimination, Social Inclusion and Social Protection

      • Maria Stratigaki
      Pages 169-186

    5. Research by, for and about Women: Gendering Science and Research Policy

      • Gabriele Abels
      Pages 187-207

    6. Women on the Move: EU Migration and Citizenship Policy

      • Joyce Marie Mushaben
      Pages 208-227

    7. Conclusion: Rethinking the Double Democratic Deficit of the EU

      • Joyce Marie Mushaben, Gabriele Abels
      Pages 228-247

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 248-279
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About this book

An exploration of European integration as seen through a gender lens. This book looks at integration theories, institutional relationships, enlargement, the development of gender law and the role of formal actors, scholars and expert networks in the EU policy-making process. With a focus on gender mainstreaming as a new approach to gender policy.

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Juli Simon Thomas of University of California- Los Angeles, USA provides an insightful review of 'Gendering the European Union' for the Reviews and Critical Commentary section of The Council for European Studies. Read the full review at the link below:

http://councilforeuropeanstudies.org/critcom/gendering-the-european-union/

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Tübingen, Germany

    Gabriele Abels

  • University of Missouri-St Louis, USA

    Joyce Marie Mushaben

About the editors

GABRIELE ABELS Professor of Comparative Politics and European Integration at the Department of Political Science at the University of Tübingen, Germany SARA CLAVERO Senior Research Fellow at the School of Politics, International Studies and Philosophy at Queen's University Belfast, UK YVONNE GALLIGAN Professor of Comparative Politics at Queen's University Belfast, UK AGNÈS HUBERT Official of the European Commission. ANNICA KRONSELL Associate Professor of Political Science at Lund University, Sweden BIRGIT LOCHER Professor of International Relations and Gender Studies at the Institute of Political Science at the University of Tübingen, Germany JOYCE MARIE MUSHABEN Professor of Comparative Politics and Gender Studies at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, USA ELISABETH PRÜGL Professor of Political Science at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, Switzerland MARIA STRATIGAKI Assistant Professor and Director of the Centre for Gender Studies at the Department of Social Policy, Panteion University, Greece ANNA VAN DER VLEUTEN Associate Professor of European Integration at the Institute for Management Research, Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands ALISON E. WOODWARD Research Professor at the Institute of European Studies and co-director of the Center for Gender Studies and Diversity Research at the Free University of Brussels (VUB, Belgium)

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