عنوان

Women, civil society and policy change in the Arab world /

(Number (ISBN

3030020894

(Number (ISBN

9783030020897

Erroneous ISBN

3030020886

Erroneous ISBN

9783030020880

Title Proper

Women, civil society and policy change in the Arab world /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

edited by Nasser Yassin and Robert Hoppe.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Cham, Switzerland :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Palgrave Macmillan,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

[2019]

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (1 volume) :

Other Physical Details

illustrations (black and white)

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text of Note

Introduction -- 'Civil societies' and the Arab uprisings -- prospects for socio-political change: a comparative analysis of the on-going Tunisian and Egyptian plight -- The political participation of women in the Arab wordl: mapping the movement, experiences and challenges facing Arab women from the beginning of the twentieth century until the post-Arab uprisings era: expectations, paths and outcomes -- Civil society advocacy and policy entrepreneurship: examining the making of the law 293 to criminalize domestic violence in Lebanon -- Empowering women through land policy change: the "soulaliyate" movement in Morocco -- Minumum marriage age legislation in Yemen, 2008-2014: exploring some limits to portability of the ACF -- Is sisyphus a Muslim woman? Policymaking on women issues in three Arab countries.

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Text of Note

This book examines the ways in which Arab civil society actors have attempted to influence public policies. In particular, the book studies the drive towards a change of policies that affect women and their well-being. It does so through the lens of women civil society activism and through analysis of cases of policy reform in three Arab countries namely: Lebanon, Morocco and Yemen. The book addresses the tension between policy change and state repression; between Islamic traditional/religious values and civil/secular ones; between the formal and the informal channels for policy-making. One of the first books to reflect on the capability of Arab civil society actors to influence change, it traces recent policy evolution from before the Arab Uprisings in 2011 until the present day, and describes the limited ability of civil society actors to induce change and substantiate it over recent decades. The book explores the use of policy theories in the analysis of cases, and reflects on the possibility of applying and "adapting" those concepts, largely applied in the Western world, to encompass policymaking in the Arab world without conceptual 'overstretch'.

Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address

Springer Nature

Stock Number

com.springer.onix.9783030020897

Title

Women, civil society and policy change in the arab world.

International Standard Book Number

3030020886

Civil society-- Arab countries.

Women-- Arab countries-- Social conditions.

Civil society.

POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Essays.

POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Government-- General.

POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Government-- National.

POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Reference.

Politics and government.

Women-- Social conditions.

Arab countries, Politics and government.

Arab countries.

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POL-- 032000

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Edition

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Book number

Hoppe, Robert

Yassin, Nasser

Date of Transaction

20200823073807.0

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[Book]

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