Genderware
Genderware

Author: Mariette Sineau

Publisher: Council of Europe

Published: 2003-01-01

Total Pages: 94

ISBN-13: 9287153434

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It is a common misconception that the battle for gender equality in political life has been won. In most member states, women are significantly under-represented in local, regional and national decision-making bodies. On a Europe-wide level, they account for only 18 % of parliamentary membership. This book traces the history of the Council of Europe policy on promoting the women's participation in political life. It describes the principles and methods behind policies, the institutional mechanisms on which they are based, and analyses the major topics involved. It concludes by discussing areas essential for future work: gender quotas for political parties, guaranteed social rights for women and the reinforcement of secularity.

Documents
Documents

Author: Council of Europe: Parliamentary Assembly

Publisher: Council of Europe

Published: 2005-04-18

Total Pages: 440

ISBN-13: 9789287155764

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The Sustainable Development Paradox
The Sustainable Development Paradox

Author: Rob Krueger

Publisher: Guilford Press

Published: 2007-08-30

Total Pages: 319

ISBN-13: 1593854986

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Sustainability--with its promise of economic prosperity, social equity, and environmental integrity--is hardly a controversial goal. Yet scholars have generally overlooked the ways that policies aimed at promoting "sustainability" at local, national, and global scales have been shaped and constrained by capitalist social relations. This thought-provoking book reexamines sustainability conceptually and as it actually exists on the ground, with a particular focus on Western European and North American urban contexts. Topics include critical theoretical engagements with the concept of sustainability; how sustainability projects map onto contemporary urban politics and social justice movements; the spatial politics of conservation planning and resource use; and what progressive sustainability practices in the context of neoliberalism might look like.

White Paper on Intercultural Dialogue
White Paper on Intercultural Dialogue

Author: Council of Europe

Publisher: Council of Europe

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 82

ISBN-13:

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Managing Europe's increasing cultural diversity - rooted in the history of our continent and enhanced by globalisation - in a democratic manner has become a priority in recent years. The White Paper on Intercultural Dialogue - "Living together as equals in dignity", responds to an increasing demand to clarify how intercultural dialogue can enhance diversity while sustaining social cohesion. The White Paper that our common future depends on our ability to safeguard and develop human rights, as enshrined in the European Convention on Human Rights, democracy and the rule of law, and to promote mutual understanding and respect. It concludes that the intercultural approach offers a forward-looking model for the management of cultural diversity.