The discursive politics of gender equality: stretching, bending, and policy-making/
edited by Emanuela Lombardo, Petra Meier, Mieke Verloo.
- Abingdon, Oxon ; N.Y. : Routledge, 2009.
- xix, 217 p. : 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1 Stretching and bending gender equality: a discursive politics approach I IMAN!UEI.A IO)MBARDO, P11 RA N MElIR ANI) MI:KEI VER 10O 2 The issue of intentionality in frame theory: the need for reflexive framing 19 CARO,L BACCIIl 3 Beyond the politics of location: the power of argument in gender equality politics 36 SYLVI WAI BY 4 Stretching and bending the meanings of gender in equality policies 52 VI AS IA JI\l U�IC' 5 Stretching gender equality to other inequalities: political intersectionality in European gender equality policies 68 SMANU ILA I )MBARDOI) AN)D MIKI NVERLOO 6 Inequality, intersectionality and the politics of discourse: framing feminist alliances 86 MIYRA MARX IIE(RRII 7 Bending towards growth: discursive constructions of gender equality in an era of governance and neoliberalism 105 MALIN RONNBLOOM 8 Trading-in gender equality: gendered meanings in EU trade policy 121 JA('CQUI I RI i 9 Stretching, bending and inconsistency in policy frames on gender equality: discursive windows of opportunity? 138 EMANUIELA LOMBARL)DO AND PETRA MEILR 10 Grounding policy evaluation in a discursive understanding of politics 153 MARIA BUS FTE.O AND MIEKI VERLO 11 The discursive logic of ranking and benchmarking: understanding gender equality measures in the European Union 16) MILKI VRI o00 AND ANNA VAN DIR VI.EUTI N 12 Conclusions: a critical understanding of the discursive politics of gender equality 186 EMANUEIA LOMBIARDO, PETRA MEIIR ANI) MIIlKE V'RLOO
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Sex discrimination--Government policy--Europe. Sex discrimination against women--Government policy--Europe.