Bibliograph

European women's movements and body politics, the struggle for autonomy, edited by Joyce Outshoorn, Institute of Political Science, Leiden University, the Netherlands [and three others]

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Label

European women's movements and body politics, the struggle for autonomy, edited by Joyce Outshoorn, Institute of Political Science, Leiden University, the Netherlands [and three others]

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

European women's movements and body politics

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

902986909

Responsibility statement

edited by Joyce Outshoorn, Institute of Political Science, Leiden University, the Netherlands [and three others]

Series statement

Citizenship, gender and diversity

Sub title

the struggle for autonomy

Summary

This book examines how feminist movements have contested the dominant discourses and state politics that have impeded women's autonomy over their bodies since the late 1960s. It deals with two important facets of this struggle, prostitution and the right to abortion, as they relate to the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Portugal and Sweden., Taking a long-term historical view, this book examines how women's and feminist movements have contested the dominant discourses and state politics that have impeded women's autonomy over their bodies since the late 1960s. Citizenship is usually understood as guaranteeing political, social and economic rights, but women's movements have sought to extend it to include women's rights to bodily integrity. This book examines two important facets of this struggle, namely prostitution and the right to abortion, as they relate to four countries- the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Portugal and Sweden- with special attention paid to how migration and Europeanization has affected political debates and policies. The authors show how policy legacies from the past partly determine outcomes, but also how women's groups have been key to policy change. They also make the case for expanding how we define citizenship to include bodily integrity, reinforcing women's right to autonomy in this new era of biotechnological revolution. --, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Women's movements and bodily integrity / Joyce Outshoorn, Radka Dudovss; Ana Prata and Lenita Freidenvall -- Constructing bodily citizenship in the Czech Republic : the issues of abortion and prostitution / Radka Dudovss -- The struggle for bodily integrity in The Netherlands / Joyce Outshoorn -- Portugal's bodily citizenship / Ana Prata -- In pursuit of bodily integrity in Sweden / Lenita Freidenvall -- Women's movements and bodily autonomy : making the case for bodily citizenship / Joyce Outshoorn, Radka Dudovss, Ana Prata and Lenita Freidenvall

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