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Feminists theorize the state
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Title
Feminists theorize the state / Johanna Kantola.
ISBN
9780230626324
0230626327
9781349279562
1280824751
9781280824753
0230000258
9780230000254
Published
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
Physical Description
1 online resource. (xi, 197 pages)
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Summary
Feminists Theorize the State is the first single-authored research-led publication on feminist state theory. It draws on the contributions of Nordic and poststructural feminist theories of the state. The book's topicality is highlighted by the fact that it studies states in a multi-level governance framework by focusing on devolution in Scotland (substate) and the European Union (suprastate). These ideas are developed in the book through a comparative study of Finland and Britain that epitomizes the two positions that have informed feminist debates about the state: the costs and possibilities of acting within and outside the state. The key contribution of the book is to challenge this portrayal, to show empirically its untenable nature and to illustrate its costs for feminist struggles. The book focuses on two debates, domestic violence and childcare, as areas where feminists discursively construct the state.
Variant and related titles
Palgrave political & international studies collection 2006.
Other formats
Print version: Kantola, Johanna, 1977- Feminists theorize the state. New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 19, 2018
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
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.
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