| Working the Spaces of Power: Activism, Neoliberalism and Gendered Labour Contributor(s): Newman, Janet (Author) |
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ISBN: 1849664900 ISBN-13: 9781849664905 Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic OUR PRICE: $45.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Civil Rights - Social Science | Gender Studies - Political Science | American Government - General |
| Dewey: 305.42 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 9.1" (0.65 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book highlights the way in which contemporary forms of governance, policy and politics have been reframed by women working the spaces of power. It shows how links between activism and work have generated innovations that have since become common sense forms of policy and practice. Janet Newman draws on interviews with a wide variety of women in positions of power, some at the highest levels of government, some who have led major voluntary bodies, others who are entrepreneurs, philanthropoists, community activists and campaigners. All of their work has been informed by a range of social movements and activist commitments. Newman uses these interviews to interrogate, develop and challenge existing approaches to understanding social and political change. |