Women's Movements Facing the Reconfigured State [Paperback]

Examines the changing relationship between women's movements and states in Western Europe and North America. Women's Movements Facing the Reconfigured State examines how women's movements have contributed and responded to changes in state powers and policy responsibility in North America and Western Europe. How have women's movements responded as state governments delegated power to transnational organizations like the European Union? Have women's movements facilitated the shifts in state policy responsibilities to subnational governments, independent agencies, and the private sector? The international scholars contributing chapters to this volume identify changes in women's movements that include a greater engagement with the state, specific policy-making ventures and challenges to national governments. Women's Movements Facing the Reconfigured State examines how women's movements have contributed and responded to changes in state powers and policy responsibility in North America and Western Europe. How have women's movements responded as state governments delegated power to transnational organizations like the European Union? Have women's movements facilitated the shifts in state policy responsibilities to subnational governments, independent agencies, and the private sector? The international scholars contributing chapters to this volume identify changes in women's movements that include a greater engagement with the state, specific policy-making ventures and challenges to national governments.How have women's movements responded as state governments delegated power to transnational organizations like the European Union? Have they facilitated the shifts in state policy responsibilities to subnational governments, independent agencies, and the private sector? This study examines how women's movements have contributed and responded to changes in state powers and policy responsibility in North America and Western Europe. The international scholars contributingl³4