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782. A Postcolonial-Feminist Alternative to Neoliberal Self/Other Relations
- Author:
- L.H.M. Ling
- Publication Date:
- 03-2008
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- The New School Graduate Program in International Affairs
- Abstract:
- The neoliberal 'good life' demands one, unequivocal condition: convert or be disciplined. Conversion requires wholesale integration of the neoliberal Self's policies, practices, and institutions at all sites of public policy-making for the Other, regardless of local histories, cultures, or desires. Discipline comes through economic, political, and sometimes military 'conditionalities' from the Self to the 'non-compliant' Other. That both conversion and discipline mean a kind of annihilation for the Other is, for the neoliberal Self, a necessary risk. This includes the rise of rival camps of hypermasculinity that lead, invariably, to perpetual cycles of competition and conflict. A 'borderlands' approach offers an alternative. Similar to 'traveling' theory from feminists of color, this notion of 'borderlands' also draws from pre-colonial experiences such as the ancient Silk Roads where peoples, societies, languages, religions, and ways of life mixed, merged, and moved. 'Borderlands', in short, exemplifies a multiple worlds ontology to world politics. Three cases illustrate the pitfalls of neoliberal Self/Other relations and why we need to move to the 'borderlands': (1) the Asian financial crisis (1997-1998), (2) US corporate corruption (2001-2002), and (3) the 9/11 Commission Report (2004).
- Topic:
- International Relations, Gender Issues, Political Economy, Post Colonialism, and Political Theory
- Political Geography:
- United States
783. Sociology, Economics, and Gender: Can Knowledge of the Past Contribute to a Better Future?
- Author:
- Julie A. Nelson
- Publication Date:
- 08-2008
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Global Development and Environment Institute at Tufts University
- Abstract:
- This essay explores the profoundly gendered nature of the split between the disciplines of economics and sociology which took place in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, emphasizing implications for the relatively new field of economic sociology. Drawing on historical documents and feminist studies of science, it investigates the gendered processes underlying the divergence of the disciplines in definition, method, and degree of engagement with social problems. Economic sociology has the potential to heal this disciplinary split, but only if the field is broadened, deepened, and made wiser and more self-reflective through the use of feminist analysis.
- Topic:
- Economics, Gender Issues, Political Economy, Political Theory, and Sociology
784. Women in Combat Compendium
- Author:
- Michele Putco and Douglas V. Johnson II
- Publication Date:
- 01-2008
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- The Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College
- Abstract:
- This compendium resulted from a request by Colonel Michele Putko for sponsorship of a “Women in Combat Study” as a multistudent elective alternative. Dr. Douglas Johnson agreed to sponsor the project on the condition that the perspectives of male officers who had commanded units with women in them be specifically included, as their views might provide a different evaluation of performance. As the editing of the original papers extended into the following student year, Colonel Mark Lindon's paper filled an obvious gap, that of documenting the progressive change in public opinion. It has, therefore, been included. This compendium resulted from a request by Colonel Michele Putko for sponsorship of a “Women in Combat Study” as a multistudent elective alternative. Dr. Douglas Johnson agreed to sponsor the project on the condition that the perspectives of male officers who had commanded units with women in them be specifically included, as their views might provide a different evaluation of performance. As the editing of the original papers extended into the following student year, Colonel Mark Lindon's paper filled an obvious gap, that of documenting the progressive change in public opinion. It has, therefore, been included.
- Topic:
- Conflict Resolution, Gender Issues, and War
- Political Geography:
- United States
785. Women in the European Parliament: effects of the voting system, strategies and political resources. The case of the French delegation.
- Author:
- Willy Beauvallet and Sébastien Michon
- Publication Date:
- 10-2008
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Centre for European Political Sociology
- Abstract:
- This article aims to provide elements to explain the feminisation of French MEPs. While the voting system should be taken into account, its effects can only be understood in relation with two elements: on the one hand, the position of the European Parliament in the French political field; on the other, the specific configuration of social and political struggles of the public space in 1990s France. Within this framework, gender constitutes a political resource that is more valuable in the European Parliament than in the national parliament; as a result, women who are less politically professionalised are promoted. They turn towards forms of parliamentary “goodwill” and strategies of over-involvement in European political roles. The relative specificity of the postures they adopt within the institution does not have to do with a hypothetical “feminine nature”, but with a set of sociopolitical processes.
- Topic:
- Democratization, Gender Issues, Political Economy, and Political Theory
- Political Geography:
- Europe and France
786. A Strategic Framework and Toolbox for Action Research with Small Producers in Value Chains
- Author:
- Lone Riisgaard, Simon Bolwig, Stefano Ponte, Frank Matose, Andries du Toit, and Niels Halberg
- Publication Date:
- 07-2008
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)
- Abstract:
- The paper presents a strategic and practical guide for how to design and implement action research in value chains in a way that integrates poverty, environmental and gender concerns. The focus is on small producers in developing countries and other weak chain actors such as small trading and processing firms.
- Topic:
- Economics, Environment, Gender Issues, Markets, and Poverty
787. Women in Islamist Movements: Toward an Islamist Model of Women's Activism
- Author:
- Martha Ottaway and Omayma Abdel-Latif
- Publication Date:
- 06-2007
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Abstract:
- Women are beginning to play a bigger role in shaping the politics of Islamist political movements in the Middle East. Mounting evidence suggests that women activists have made important inroads in Islamist movements by creating strong women's branches and pushing for broader political participation and representation in the upper echelons of the entire movements. Although women in these movements deny that they are embracing a Western-style feminist agenda and remain instead quite concerned with the preservation of Islamist values, most display dissatisfaction at being relegated to the women's branches of their respective movements. They want to be seen as potential leaders, not just as dedicated organizational foot soldiers, and in many countries they are pushing the leadership of their movements for change. To some extent the women's demand for greater recognition of the importance of their role in the service of the Islamist cause is also translating into activism in the cause of women's rights and equality more generally, just as it has with women activists in other political movements elsewhere in the world.
- Topic:
- Gender Issues, Islam, and Political Economy
- Political Geography:
- Middle East
788. Inexcusable Absence: Why 60 Million Girls Still Aren't in School and What to do About It
- Author:
- Marlaine Lockheed and Maureen Lewis
- Publication Date:
- 04-2007
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Center for Global Development (CGD)
- Abstract:
- The images of girls returning to school in Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban drew attention to the lack of educational opportunities for girls all too common in many developing countries. Girls' education is indisputably crucial to development, and the development community has worked hard to get more of them into school. The result: since 1960, there have been remarkable increases in primary school enrollment rates for both boys and girls in developing countries. In most countries, girls' participation has converged with that of boys, bringing gender equity to the educational systems of many poor countries. But the international community has largely overlooked a key issue: that out of the remaining 60 million girls ages 6-11 still not in school, 70 percent belong to socially excluded groups.
- Topic:
- International Relations, Education, Gender Issues, and Humanitarian Aid
- Political Geography:
- Afghanistan and Taliban
789. Female Empowerment: Impact of a Commitment Savings Product in the Philippines
- Author:
- Dean Karlan, Wesley Yin, and Nava Ashraf
- Publication Date:
- 01-2007
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Center for Global Development (CGD)
- Abstract:
- Female “empowerment” has increasingly become a policy goal, both as an end to itself and as a means to achieving other development goals. Microfinance in particular has often been argued, but not without controversy, to be a tool for empowering women. Here, using a randomized controlled trial, we examine whether access to an individually-held commitment savings product leads to an increase in female decision-making power within the household. We find positive impacts, particularly for women who have below median decision-making power in the baseline, and we find this leads to a shift towards female-oriented durables goods purchased in the household.
- Topic:
- Development, Economics, and Gender Issues
- Political Geography:
- Southeast Asia
790. AsiaSource Interview with Mohini Giri
- Author:
- Nermeen Shaikh
- Publication Date:
- 10-2007
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Asia Society
- Abstract:
- No abstract is available.
- Topic:
- Gender Issues and Human Rights
- Political Geography:
- India and Asia