Regulating the Private Sphere

Abstract

Against the backdrop of the Policy Cycle Model the Panel „Regulating the Private Sphere“ sheds light on different stages of this cycle. Edna Costa´s Paper „The Welfare State and Gender Equality - Portugal in comparative perspective“ seeks to explain why welfare regimes in four selected countries produce different outcomes in gender levels despite similar conditions and contexts. In a sharp contrast Rebecca Cordone´s as well as Jennifer Thomson´s study focus on transitional justice and the role of women´s movement in agenda setting. Rebecca Cordone´s Paper 'The Evolution of Civil Society and the Rule of Law regarding Female Genital Mutilation in Iraqi Kurdistan from Genocide to Parliament' addresses the role of NGOs in Egypt and Iraqi-Kurdistan. In „Reproductive rights and transitional justice“ Jennifer Thomson compares Northern Ireland and South Africa in the 1990s and explains the different outcomes in regulating women´s rights to abortion in context of the abilities of women´s movements to influence the political mainstream. Allan Muller´s Paper „Towards the formal reconstruction of policy frames: an analysis of the debate on abortion in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives (1972-1990)“ illustrates the changes in the framing of abortion and points out how the decision making was shaped. In „‘Gender ideology’ and ‘Marxism’s younger sister, feminism’ – a story about new political enemies in Eastern Europe“ Barbara Gaweda discusses anti-feminist and anti-gender discourse of right-wing and conservative politicians in Poland and shows how ´women´s issues´ become ridiculed or silenced.

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The Welfare State and Gender Equality - Portugal in Comparative Perspective	View Paper Details
The Evolution of Civil Society and the Rule of Law regarding Female Genital Mutilation in Iraqi Kurdistan from Genocide to Parliament	View Paper Details