Negotiating gender equity in the global South the politics of domestic violence policy / edited by Sohela Nazneen, Sam Hickey, and Eleni Sifaki.

Other author Hickey, Samuel, 1972-
Other author Nazneen, Sohela.
Other author Sifaki, Eleni.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoAbingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa Business, 2019.
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Subjects
Family violence--Developing countries.
Women in development--Developing countries.

SeriesRoutledge ISS gender, sexuality and development studies
Contents The politics of gender equity : setting the scene -- Beyond the inclusion-to-influence debate : the politics of negotiating gender equity / Sohela Nazneen and Sam Hickey -- Investigating the politics of gender equity through a power domains approach / Sam Hickey and Sohela Nazneen -- Ending domestic violence : the politics of global norm diffusion / Sophie King and Eleni Sifaki -- The power of strongmen and ruling coalitions : dominant settlements -- Contesting ideas, aligning incentives : the politics of Uganda's Domestic Violence Act (2010) / Josephine Ahikire and Amon Mwiine -- Establishing a strong political commitment to gender equity : the politics of Rwanda's law on prevention and punishment of gender-based violence (2008) / Jennie E. Burnet -- Achieving a broad-based coalition : the politics of South Africa's Domestic Violence Act (1998) / Lillian Artz and Val©♭rie Grand Maison -- The significance of informal networks : competitive settlements -- Building strategic relationships with the political elites : the politics of Bangladesh's Domestic Violence Act (2010) / Sohela Nazneen -- Between democratization and patronage : the politics of Ghana's Domestic Violence Act (2007) / Beatrix Allah-Mensah and Rhoda Osei-Afful -- Building strong alliances : the politics of the protection of domestic violence act in India (2006) / Asmita Basu -- Concluding thoughts and ways forward -- How does politics shape gender equity in the global South? : a comparative analysis / Sohela Nazneen and Sam Hickey -- Researching the politics of gender equity : next steps / Georgina Waylen -- From transformative policy to transforming political settlements / Anne Marie Goetz.
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Issued in other formPrint version: Negotiating gender equity in the global South Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa Business, 2019 9780815372356
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ISBN9781351245623 (eBook)