The gender of informal politics : Russia, Iceland and twenty-first century male dominance

The gender of informal politics : Russia, Iceland and twenty-first century male dominance /

"This book argues that the primary political obstacle holding women back in the twenty-first century is a bait and switch promising but simultaneously undercutting gender equality. Through a comparison of Russia and Iceland, the book shows how this revised form of male dominance came about, how...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Author: Johnson, Janet Elise (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, 2018
Series:Gender and politics (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))
Subjects:
Women > Political activity > Russia (Federation)
Women > Political activity > Iceland.
Representative government and representation > Russia (Federation)
Representative government and representation > Iceland.
Feminism > Political aspects.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Informal politics and the gender equality paradox
  • Liberalization : how economic reforms consolidated a bait-and-switch male dominance
  • Women's representation : how bait-and-switch male dominance promotes, but then boxes in women in politics
  • Feminist mobilization : how bait-and-switch male dominance undermines feminism and how feminists fight back
  • Gender equality : how bait-and-switch male dominance undermines gender equality policymaking
  • A feminist theory of corruption.

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