Buch
Monografie
Afghanistan's parliament in the making : gendered understandings and practices of politics in a transitional country
Verfasst von:
Fleschenberg, Andrea
Berlin:
Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung
,
2009
,
192 S.
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| Einrichtung: | Frauensolidarität | Wien |
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| Verfasst von: | Fleschenberg, Andrea |
| Körperschaft: | Vereinte Nationen / Entwicklungsfonds für Frauen |
| Jahr: | 2009 |
| Maße: | 205 mm x 130 mm |
| ISBN: | 3869280069 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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| The involvement of women in Afghanistans public life is decreasing. Attacks, vigilantism, and legal processes that contradict the basic principles of human and womens rights are the order of the day. The security situation is worsening in step with the disenchantment arising from the lack of results and functional shortcomings of existing democratic structures. In the face of such difficulties, we often forget who should create the legal underpinnings for the powering Afghanistan: the women and men in parliament who are working to build a state in these turbulent times of transition. To what extent will these elected representatives succeed in creating alternatives to established traditional power structures? What are the obstacles they face? What kinds of networks or caucuses are they establishing? This book, which is based on interviews of male and female members of parliament held in Kabul in 2007 and 2008, examines the realities of parliamentary work in Afghanistan. It shows how varied and coercive the patterns of identification prevalent in Afghanistan can be, and it provides a rare opportunity to gain insights into the self-images and roles of women in parliament. | |
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