Defending Women's Rights in Europe : Gender Equality and EU Enlargement /

Between 2004 and 2007, ten post-communist Eastern European states became members of the European Union (EU). To do so, these nations had to meet certain EU accession requirements, including antidiscrimination reforms. While attaining EU membership was an incredible achievement, many scholars and exp...

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Main Author: Avdeyeva, Olga A., 1976-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Albany : SUNY Press, [2015]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Eu enlargement, accession conditionality, and gender equality : theoretical departures and research design
  • Introduction
  • Theoretical framework
  • Exploring the data
  • Case studies : international and domestic dimensions
  • Introduction to qualitative analysis
  • Poland : political swings and challenged compliance
  • Czech Republic : state cooptation of reforms and marginal compliance
  • Lithuania : policy emulation and strong compliance
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Appendices
  • List of interviews
  • Bibliography
  • Index.