Feminists Theorize the State

ISBN-13: 9780230000254 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 197 str.

Johanna Kantola

Opis

Where is feminist state theory today? This book offers novel insights into social science debates by analyzing feminist theories of the state. It argues that we need feminist tools for analyzing states and focuses on two debates, domestic violence and childcare, as areas where feminists discursively construct the state. These themes are developed within a comparative perspective. Focusing on devolution in Scotland and the European Union, the book further explores how feminist state theories conceive multi-level governance.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations PART 1: GENDER AND THE STATE: THEORIES AND DEBATES Feminist Theories of State Current Debates about Gender and the State The Arguments and Structure of the Book PART 2: FEMINIST COMPARATIVE DISCOURSE ANALYSIS Discourse Analysis Feminist Discourse Analysis Political Discourse Analysis Feminist Comparative Discourse Analysis PART 3: FEMINISTS 'IN' THE STATE? CHILDCARE DEBATES IN FINLAND Introduction Agenda-setting and Adoption: Early Feminist Discourses Implementation and Evaluation: Consolidation of Childcare Discourses Feminist Discourses in the 1994 Parliamentary Debate Conclusion PART 4: FEMINISTS 'OUT' OF THE STATE? DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DEBATES IN BRITAIN Agenda-setting and Adoption: Early Feminist Discourses Implementation and Evaluation: Consolidation of the Discourses Feminist Discourses in the 1993 Parliamentary Debate Conclusion PART 5: COMPARISONS OF FEMINIST DISCOURSES ABOUT THE STATE Introduction Domestic Violence Debates in Finland Childcare Debates in Britain Comparative Conclusions for Feminist Perspectives on the State Conclusion PART 6: GENDER, STATE AND NEW INSTITUTIONS Introduction The Scottish Parliament The European Union Conclusion PART 7: NEW DIRECTIONS FOR FEMINIST STATE THEORY Notes Bibliography Index

O autorze

JOHANNA KANTOLA is a Research Fellow in the Political Science Department, University of Helsinki, Finland.