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Comparative politics of gender: limits and possibilities / Waylen, Georgina

Waylen, Georgina	Journal Article
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2010.

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I explore some of the limits and possibilities for a comparative politics of gender (CPG). It argues that a CPG should analyze how major political processes and institutions are gendered thereby increasing our understanding of the major themes of comparative politics and enhancing the subfield. But a CPG should also go beyond this. It should be problem driven and should seek to answer some "big questions" that are important for any efforts to achieve gender equality such as how political change that lessens gender inequality occurs; and how positive gender outcomes come about in a range of contexts. A CPG therefore has an integral connection to a feminist project. I explore some of these themes using the recent literature on gender and transitions to democracy to answer the question under what circumstances can the gender outcomes of transitions be positive.

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Comparative politics ; Gender

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ID: 111654

Gender matters in politics / Waylen, Georgina

Waylen, Georgina	Journal Article
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2012.

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Although often ignored by practitioners and academics alike, gender matters in both politics as a practice and politics as a subject of study. This article systematically demonstrates how both the practice and study of politics are gendered in ways that lead to an over-representation of men. It also argues that both are intertwined in significant ways that need to be unravelled, but also that important changes have taken place in both over the last 30 years. The article goes on to highlight some of the challenges that remain and ends by outlining some of the key themes that should be an important part of an on-going agenda to improve politics as a practice and as a discipline.

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Feminism ; Gender ; Representation ; Indian Politics - 1921-1971

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ID: 069805

You still don't understand: why troubled engagements continue between feminists and (critical) IPE / Waylen, Georgina

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2006.

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International Political Economy

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