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| Title: |
'National Machineries' and Authoritarian Politics |
| Author: |
Adams, Melinda |
| Appeared in: |
International feminist journal of politics |
| Paging: | Volume 9 (2007) nr. 2 pages 176-197 |
| Year: |
2007-06 |
| Contents: |
Why do authoritarian states adopt 'state feminist' policies, and what are the effects of these initiatives? This article expands our understanding of state feminist institutions in non-democracies by examining the development of a women's national machinery in Cameroon. It argues that the Cameroonian state has adopted a national machinery because: (1) it provides low-cost international legitimacy; (2) it attracts international assistance; (3) this assistance fuels domestic patronage networks; and (4) the national machinery channels women's activism toward state-delineated projects and goals. These motives undercut its ability to promote women's advancement. National machineries in authoritarian contexts are not just plagued by technical problems and funding shortages but also by competing agendas within the state apparatus and a lack of a commitment by high-level government officials to improving women's status in society. |
| Publisher: |
Routledge |
| Source file: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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