**apologies for cross posting**
Please note the SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS for the conference below
Engendering Policy and Politics: International and comparative challenges and
perspectives
An international, interdisciplinary conferences hosted by the Gender Research
Network, School of Social Sciences, University of Manchester, Chancellor's
Conference Centre, 21-22 June 2007, supported by the Social Policy Association,
the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence at the University of Manchester and the
Political Studies Association Women and Politics Specialist Group.
Keynote speakers include:
* Professor Drude Dahlerup, Stockholm
* Professor Joni Lovenduski, Birkbeck
* Professor Jane Lewis, LSE
* Professor Gillian Pascall, Nottingham
* Dr Katherine Rake, Fawcett Society
* Professor Diane Sainsbury, Stockholm
Aims and Objectives
This interdisciplinary conference will address key debates around the theme of
engendering politics and policy. Panels will take a comparative and
international perspective on what it means to engender the political process
and policy outcomes.
Key themes
* What steps have governments and political parties taken to
feminize/engender politics?
* What tools and mechanisms can and do states use to address gender
inequalities in society?
* What is the nature of the relationship between engendering politics and
engendering policy?
* What are the barriers to tackling gender inequality in policy and
politics?
* What are the intended and unintended gendered consequences of policy?
* What effects have gender-sensitive policies had on different groups of men
and women?
* Drawing on comparative and international evidence, what lessons can be
learned about the links between politics and policy in tackling gender
inequalities?
* What role do local, national and international organizations play in
tackling gender inequalities?
*****Please note the deadline of 26th March for abstract submissions****
Please see the conference website for more details
http://www.socialsciences.man.ac.uk/gendernetwork/conference/default.htm
Thanks,
Kirstein Rummery
Senior Lecturer in Social Policy
School of Social Sciences
University of Manchester
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