Global Gender Research

Description

This volume provides an in-depth comparative picture of the current state of feminist sociological gender and women's studies research in four regions of the world--Africa, Asia, Latin America/Caribbean, and Europe--as represented by many countries. The introductory essay to each region explains how social science research on women and/or gender issues has been shaped by economics, politics, and culture, and by trends that are simultaneously local, regional and global. It familiarizes readers with the wide range of salient issues, research methods, writing styles, and leading authors from around the globe. Then each regional section includes up to four chapters on gender research in specific countries that represent the region's diversity and cover the major theoretical and empirical trends that have emerged over time, as well as the relationship of key research questions to feminist activism and women’s or gender studies. Next, the editors illustrate this new wave of gender scholarship with translated/reprinted samples of research articles from additional countries in the region, that cover a wide range of important global topics—such as work, sexuality, masculinities, childcare and family issues, religion, violence, law and gender policies. Finally, this volume provides scholars with extensive bibliographies and a listing of web sites for women’s and gender research centers in 85 countries. Readers will learn to compare and contrast the threads of similarity and strands of difference in feminist concerns globally, gain familiarity with the breadth of gender research, and understand the national contexts that produced it.

Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction to Global Gender Studies, Christine E. Bose and Minjeong Kim

I. Latin America and the Caribbean

Introductory Essay: Gender Studies in Latin America and the Caribbean, Bose

and Acosta-Belén

Overviews of Latin American and Caribbean Gender Research:

(Cuba) Marta Núñez Sarmiento, "Gender Studies in Cuba: Methodological Approaches, 1974-2001." Gender & Society Vol. 17, No. 1 (February 2003), pp. 7-32.

(Puerto Rico) Alice E. Colón Warren, "Puerto Rico: Feminism and Feminist Studies." Vol. 17, No. 5 (October 2003), pp. 664-690.

(South/Central America)

Costa Rica/Central America comparisons: Monserrat Sagot, "Relations in Dispute: Conflict and Cooperation between Academia and the Feminist Movement in Central America."

(English-speaking Caribbean)—Rhoda Reddock, "Caribbean Feminist Theorizing and Research: Trends and Challenges."

Sample Readings from Latin American and Caribbean Gender Research:

1. Puerto Rico - Crespo Kebler, Elizabeth. 2001. "Ciudadanía y nación: Debates sobre los derechos reproductivos en Puerto Rico." [Citizenship and Nation: Debates over Reproductive Rights in Puerto Rico] Revista de Ciencias Sociales, Nueva Época

2. Brazil—to be selected.

3. Post-Authoritarian or post communist neo-liberal regime Essay Nicaragua

II. Africa

Short Introductory Essay: Gender Studies in Africa, Bose, Kim and Beoku-Betts

Overviews of African Gender Research:

(Sub-Saharan Africa) Josephine Beoku-Betts, Akosua Adomako Ampofo, Wairimu Njambi, and Mary Osirim, "Women’s and Gender Studies in English Speaking Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review of Research in the Social Sciences." Gender & Society Vol.18, No. 6 (December 2004).

Sample Readings from African Gender Research:

1. (Sub-Saharan Africa—English reprint)—Ayesha Iman, on Nigeria

2. (Africa reprint)— original reading, from French-speaking countries, e.g. Fatou Sow

3. (Africa reprint)— original reading to be selected from Portuguese-speaking countries

III. Asia and the Middle East

Short Introductory Essay: Gender Studies in Asia and the Middle East, Bose and Kim

Overviews of Asian and Middle Eastern Gender Research:

(India) Bandana Purkayastha, Manisha Desai, Mangala Subramaniam, Sunita Bose,"The Study of Gender in India: A Partial Review." Gender & Society Vol. 17, No. 4 (August 2003): 503-524.

(China) Esther Ngan-ling Chow, Naihua Zhang, and Wang Jinling, "Promising and Contested Fields: Women’s Studies and Sociology of Women/Gender in Contemporary China." Gender & Society Vol. 18, No. 2 (April 2004): 161-188.

(Middle East: Iran)—Shahla Ezazi, "Iran in Middle Eastern Context." .

Sample Readings from Asian and Middle Eastern Gender Research:

1. Vietnam, Philippines, or other Southeast Asia—reading to be selected.

2. Japan or Korea—reading to be selected.

3. Turkey or Egypt—Muslim country—reading to be selected

4. Israel reprint—reading to be selected or eliminate.

IV. Eastern Europe/Western Europe

Short Introductory Essay: European Gender Studies, Bose and Kim

Overviews of European Gender Research:

(Eastern Europe: Hungary)—Éva Fodor, "Hungary in Central European Context."

(Western Europe: Spain)—Celia Valiente, "An Overview of Research on Gender in Spanish Society." Gender & Society Vol. 16, No. 6 (December 2002), pp. 767-792.

(Western Europe: Germany)—Gundrun Axeli Knapp, University of Hannover, "Traveling Theories- Situated Questions: Feminist Theory in the German Context."

Sample Readings from European Gender Research:

1. European Union and Gender Mainstreaming—reading to be selected.

2. Romania, Russia, or Poland reprint—reading to be selected.

3. Scandinavian reprint—reading to be selected. Norway vs. Sweden

Related Subjects

1. Political Research Methods
2. Gender Studies
3. Research Methods - Soc. Policy
4. Social Theory
5. Gender
6. Globalisation
7. Social Geography
8. Human Geography - Research Methods and Techniques
9. Gender Studies
10. Gender Studies - Soc Sci
11. Urban Research Methods