Overview
- Develops our understanding of gender as a deeply intersectional concept, highlighting especially race, ethnicity and class
- Offers an interdisciplinary approach that considers economic, sociological and IR perspectives
- Includes discussions of the discursive dynamics between EU member and non-member states in Europe
Part of the book series: Gender and Politics (GAP)
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This book is a unique exploration into the gendered politics of the economic crisis in Europe. It focuses, firstly, on the changes in the political and economic decision-making institutions and processes of the EU and their consequences for gender equality policy. Secondly, the book analyses the gendered impacts of austerity politics on member states’ gender equality policies, institutions, regimes, and debates. Finally, it addresses feminist and intersectional struggles and resistances against neoliberal, conservative and racist politics across Europe. The authors consider the gendered politics of the economic crisis from a variety of feminist approaches, shedding new light on the concept of the crisis and on questions of politics, institutions and intersectionality. The case studies included refer to different parts of Europe, from North to South and from East to West, capturing the multifaceted gendered impacts of the crisis. The volume will be of interest to students and scholars of politics, international relations, gender studies, economics, law, sociology, social policy, and European studies.
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Reviews
“This book is the political science analysis to complement the economic analysis. … This book is a direct contradiction to the major accounts of the economic crisis that have excluded any consideration of gender. … The book will be read with interest by feminist scholars of the EU and of politics more broadly. But it would also be a very worthwhile read for anyone seeking to understand the new political and economic dynamics of Europe today.” (Muireann O’Dwyer, EuropeNow Journal, europenowjournal.org, July, 2017)
“This is a sophisticated, wide-ranging and multi-faceted book that convincingly demonstrates the importance of gendering the analysis of the economic crisis in Europe. All interested in understanding this crisis should read it.” (Sylvia Walby OBE, Distinguished Professor of Sociology and UNESCO Chair in Gender Research, Lancaster University, UK)
“This book provides a compelling gender analysis of the global financial crisis, its austerity effects and civil society responses. It questions Europe’s prevailing answers to growth, stagnation and employment, including the effort to mainstream gender equality concerns in policymaking. It shows how the European Union’s monetary policy and conditionality is used to legitimise particular neoliberal policies within European states; and most hopefully, it examines the new political and feminist forces generated in opposition to crisis and austerity policies. This is a book for all political analysts who want to understand better the social and economic conditions generating the rise of inequality and populism across European democratic heartlands.” (Professor Jacqui True, Monash University, Australia)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Johanna Kantola is Academy Research Fellow at the University of Helsinki, Finland. Her books include Gender and Political Analysis (with Lombardo, 2017), Gender and the European Union (2010) and Feminists Theorize the State (2006). She is one of the editors of The Oxford Handbook on Gender and Politics (2013) and Palgrave’s Gender and Politics book series.
Emanuela Lombardo is Senior Lecturer at Madrid Complutense University, Spain. Her latest books are Gender and Political Analysis (with Kantola, 2017) and The Symbolic Representation of Gender (with Meier, 2014). Recent articles can be found in Politics, European Political Science, Gender, Work and Organization, and Comparative European Politics.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Gender and the Economic Crisis in Europe
Book Subtitle: Politics, Institutions and Intersectionality
Editors: Johanna Kantola, Emanuela Lombardo
Series Title: Gender and Politics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50778-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-50777-4Published: 06 March 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-84490-9Published: 04 May 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-50778-1Published: 22 February 2017
Series ISSN: 2662-5814
Series E-ISSN: 2662-5822
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 282
Number of Illustrations: 3 illustrations in colour
Topics: Politics and Gender, International Political Economy, European Politics, Gender Studies, Economic Policy