Introduction: Beijing+20 – Where now for Gender Equality?
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPfA) is 20 years old. This introduction revisits the promises of the Beijing...
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Published by: Institute of Development Studies
The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPfA) is 20 years old. This introduction revisits the promises of the Beijing...
Published by: IDS
The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPfA), celebrated by feminist activists as a triumph for women's rights, is 20 years old. The world that it once described has changed profoundly in some respects, and yet in others remains surprisingly similar. This IDS Bulletin reflects on those changes and continuities, tracing the trajectories of the Beijing conference in different policy arenas, national settings and domains of practice.
Published by: IDS
Challenging Patriarchy presents contributions to the evolution of thinking on men and masculinities in Gender and Development, drawing on three IDS Bulletins published over a period of more than a decade.
Published by: Zed Books
The economic and political empowerment of women continues to be a central focus for development agencies worldwide; access to medical care, education and employment, as well as women's reproductive rights remain key factors effecting women's autonomy.
Published by: IDS
With roots in approaches to popular education and participatory action research that place the learner and the ‘beneficiary’ of development at the centre of enquiry and action, the participatory visualisation methods associated with Participatory Rural Appraisal have been widely used as tools for learning and accountability.
Published by: Zed Books
This pioneering collection explores the ways in which positive, pleasure-focused approaches to sexuality can empower women.
Published by: Zed Books
Men and Development: Politicizing Masculinities features an exciting collection of contributions from some of today's leading thinkers and practitioners in the field of men, masculinities and development.
Published by: IDS
Throughout the 2000s, development agendas have emphasised democratic reform and the promotion of citizenship.
Published by: Routledge
This book tells the story of development studies in practice over the last 50 years through the work of one remarkable individual - Robert Chambers.
Published by: IDS
Drawing on case studies from the Citizenship Development Research Centre, this paper contends that mechanisms aimed at enhancing citizen engagement need to be contextualised in the states of citizenship in which they are applied.