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Women, civil society and policy change in the Arab world

Yassin, Nasser, editor, Hoppe, Robert, editor

Overview

This book examines the ways in which Arab civil society actors have attempted to influence public policies. In particular, the book studies the drive towards a change of policies that affect women and their well-being. It does so through the lens of women civil society activism and through analysis of cases of policy reform in three Arab countries namely: Lebanon, Morocco and Yemen. The book addresses the tension between policy change and state repression; between Islamic traditional/religious values and civil/secular ones; between the formal and the informal channels for policy-making. One of the first books to reflect on the capability of Arab civil society actors to influence change, it traces recent policy evolution from before the Arab Uprisings in 2011 until the present day, and describes the limited ability of civil society actors to induce change and substantiate it over recent decades. The book explores the use of policy theories in the analysis of cases, and reflects on the possibility of applying and \"adapting\" those concepts, largely applied in the Western world, to encompass policymaking in the Arab world without conceptual 'overstretch'

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Subject: Civil society Arab countries. / Women Arab countries Social conditions. / Arab countries Politics and government. / Société civile États arabes. / Femmes États arabes Conditions sociales. / États arabes Politique et gouvernement. / POLITICAL SCIENCE Essays. / POLITICAL SCIENCE Government General. / POLITICAL SCIENCE Government National. / POLITICAL SCIENCE Reference. / Civil society. / Politics and government. / Women Social conditions. / Arab countries.
• ISBN: 9783030020897, 3030020894

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JQ1850.A91 W65 2019	1	BOOK	GENERAL