Feminisms In Development
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Feminisms In Development
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Author : Andrea Cornwall
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2008-02-29
Feminisms In Development written by Andrea Cornwall and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-02-29 with Social Science categories.
This collection of essays by leading feminist thinkers from North and South constitutes a major new attempt to reposition feminism within development studies. Feminism's emphasis on social transformation makes it fundamental to development studies. Yet the relationship between the two disciplines has frequently been a troubled one. At present, the way in which many development institutions function often undermines feminist intent through bureaucratic structures and unequal power quotients. Moreover, the seeming intractability of inequalities and injustice in developing countries have presented feminists with some enormous challenges. Here, emphasizing the importance of a plurality of approaches, the authors argue for the importance of what 'feminisms' have to say to development. Confronting the enormous challenges for feminisms in development studies, this book provides real hope for dialogue and exchange between feminisms and development.
Feminisms In Development Contradictions Contestations Challenges
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Author : Elizabeth Harrison & Ann Whitehead Andrea Cornwall
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Feminisms In Development Contradictions Contestations Challenges written by Elizabeth Harrison & Ann Whitehead Andrea Cornwall and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Feminist theory categories.
This collection of essays by leading feminist thinkers from the North and the South constitutes a major new attempt to reposition feminism within development studies. Feminism's emphasis on social transformation makes it fundamental to development studies. Yet the relationship between the two disciplines has frequently been a troubled one. At present, the way in which many development institutions function often undermines feminist intent through bureaucratic structures and unequal power quotients. Moreover, the seeming intractability of inequalities and injustice in developing countries has presented feminists with some enormous challenges. Here, emphasizing the importance of a plurality of approaches, the authors argue for the importance of what 'feminisms' have to say to development. Confronting the enormous challenges for feminisms in development studies, this book provides real hope for dialogue and exchange between feminisms and development.
Feminisms Empowerment And Development
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Author : Jenny Edwards
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2014-03-13
Feminisms Empowerment And Development written by Jenny Edwards and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-13 with Social Science categories.
The economic and political empowerment of women continues to be a central focus for development agencies worldwide; access to medical care, education and employment, as well as women's reproductive rights remain key factors effecting women's autonomy. Feminisms, Empowerment and Development explores what women are doing to change their own personal circumstances whilst providing an in-depth analysis of collective action and institutionalized mechanisms aimed at changing structural relations. Drawing on unique, original research and approaching empowerment as a complex process of negotiation, rather than a linear sequence of inputs and outcomes, this crucial collection highlights the difficulty of creating common agendas for the advancement of women's power and rights, and argues for a more nuanced, context-based approach to development theory and practice. An indispensible text for anyone interested in gender and development, this book shows that policies and approaches to development that view women as instrumental to other objectives will never promote women's empowerment as they fail to address the structures by which gender inequality is perpetuated over time.
Repositioning Feminisms In Development
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Author : Andrea Cornwall
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Repositioning Feminisms In Development written by Andrea Cornwall and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Developing countries categories.
This IDS Bulletin reflects on the contested relationship between feminism and development, and the challenges for reasserting feminist engagement with development as a political project. It arises from a workshop held at the Institute of Development Studies and the University of Sussex in July 2003. Centred on how to "reposition" gender and development, the workshop debates pointed to the politics of discourse as a key element in social transformation. Participants explored how, after initial struggles to develop new concepts and languages for understanding women's position in developing societies, feminist phrases came to be filled with new meanings as they were taken up into development policy and practice.
Feminist Perspectives On Sustainable Development
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Author : Wendy Harcourt
language : en
Publisher: Zed Books
Release Date : 1994
Feminist Perspectives On Sustainable Development written by Wendy Harcourt and has been published by Zed Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Business & Economics categories.
This collection captures the vitality and urgency of feminists' responses to the environment and development debate. The authors - researchers, activists and policy-makers from North and South - offer new ways of challenging the present dominating knowledge-systems and development institutions, and discuss the difficulties women face on the margins of the development process. Contributions on resource management, power, knowledge production, culture, development institutions and politics, health and economics, show how gender relations are not simply a footnote to our understanding of history and societies, but must be central to the development discourse. In so doing, they suggest that diversity itself is necessary to the creation of new paradigms of development that are built upon gender equity, secure livelihoods, ecological sustainability and political participation.
Feminist Visions Of Development
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Author : Cecile Jackson
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2005-07-27
Feminist Visions Of Development written by Cecile Jackson and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-07-27 with Business & Economics categories.
In the wake of the 4th World Conference on Women this volume brings together leading gender and development scholars who interrogate the last twenty years of work in this area. Feminist Visions of Development throws fresh light on key issues including: * gender and the environment * education * population * reproductive rights * industrialisation * macroeconomic policy * poverty. Inspired by recent feminist theoretical work, it re-examines previous structural analysis and opens the way for further research in the field.
Feminists Doing Development
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Author : Marilyn Porter
language : en
Publisher: Zed Books
Release Date : 1999
Feminists Doing Development written by Marilyn Porter and has been published by Zed Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Social Science categories.
Has feminism transformed development studies? What happens to feminist theory and practice within the development industry?This book brings together a variety of feminist ativists and academics, from both North and South, engaged in development, to answer these questions. Each describes her project and its feminist rationale, and analyses it through three fundamental challenges:the problem of making a feminist agenda work within development agencies, including the difficulties of finding funding and the constraints imposed by funders;the ethical and methodological issues raised by feminism - including the differences between women and the legitimacy of studying 'the Other';the challenge of international feminism: looking for new ways to work together for global change without imposing 'Western feminism' on Southern women.Including feminist projects from the 'South in the North', the book explores how 'global feminism' actually works in a variety of ways, through both activism and academic research. It is a fascinating insight into the challenges and rewards of feminist theory in practice. As such it is necessary reading for practitioners, policy-makers, activists and academics in gender and development as well as all students and academics of women's studies.
Women Feminism And Development
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Author : Huguette Dagenais
language : en
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Release Date : 1994-06-24
Women Feminism And Development written by Huguette Dagenais and has been published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-06-24 with Political Science categories.
Women, Feminism and Development illustrates the significance and relevance of work on development carried out from a feminist perspective, with a particular focus on the contribution of Canadian researchers and activists. Covering a wide range of themes and concerns, the volume gathers authors from different organizational backgrounds and academic disciplines, and includes chapters on such different cultural and geographical areas as China, Malaysia and Thailand, Mexico and the West Indies, Uganda, Malawi and Ghana, and Canadian Inuit and Indian communities. A unity of purpose as well as a call for a fundamental reconceptualization of society emerge from these varied voices. Women, Feminism and Development is structured to convey a feminist perspective for the construction of theoretical, methodological, and political approaches to development; a critical evaluation of the effect of development policies on women's lives and gender relations; and an understanding of the multiple strategies that can lead to the empowerment of women and real development.
Feminisms And Development
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Feminisms And Development written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with categories.
Feminism Postmodernism Development
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Author : Marianne H Marchand
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2003-09-02
Feminism Postmodernism Development written by Marianne H Marchand and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-09-02 with Science categories.
In a world where global restructuring is leading to both integration and fragmentation, the meaning and practice of development are increasingly contested. New voices from the South are challenging Northern control over development. Feminism/Postmodernism/Development is a comprehensive study of this power struggle. It examines new issues, "voices", and dilemmas in development theory and practice. Drawing on the experiences of women from Africa, Latin America, and Asia, as well as women of colour, this collection questions established development practices and suggests the need to incorporate issues such as identity, representation, indigenous knowledge, and political action. Feminism/Postmodernism/Development acknowledges the importance of Third World and minority women's experiences. It acknowledges their importance for development and suggests that postmodernist insights can enhance their quest for empowerment.