Women's Citizenship And Political Rights

This book attempts to answer these burning questions by bringing together work from experts across Europe. The book addresses particularly East-West relations within European politics as well as theoretical feminist approaches and practical, women's rights promotion. It examines the effect of post-Soviet politics on women's rights, equality discourses and the influence of the European Union on gender mainstreaming. The book outlines the current state of political participation and the role of citizenship in Europe in relation to protection of women's rights as human rights in an era of far-reaching political and ideological changes and the globalization of the economy in Europe. Book jacket.