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OverviewThis book focuses on southern Africa by engaging with ‘norms’ from various perspectives and how they have proliferated within a neo-liberalising context since the 1990s. It particularly examines gender norms in relation to agency, influence and their impact. Despite growing transnational activities, regional studies analyses have so far maintained a primarily linear logic not incorporative of the increasing interface between state and non-state regionalism in a transnational context since the advent of liberalisation and democratisation. Increasing non-state activities, and their connection to state processes involved in norm creation, adaptation, diffusion and implementation around broad questions of security (including gender security), amount to regional thickening. The book’s analytical approach is informed by alternatives to mainstream approaches, emphasising processes rather than linearity inherent in regional international relations studies. The research reveals that transnational activities and regionalisation of gender and women-focused civil society actors are critical for advocacy and diverse representation within intergovernmental policymaking structures at the regional scale. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Cecilia Lwiindi Nedziwe , Oluwaseun TellaPublisher: Springer International Publishing AG Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Edition: 2023 ed. Weight: 0.514kg ISBN: 9783031295362ISBN 10: 3031295366 Pages: 281 Publication Date: 01 July 2023 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents1. Introduction.- 2. Conceptual clarification and analytical framework.- 3. Non-state actors as Transnational Agents.- 4. The history of game-changing in Southern Africa.- 5. Civil Society Actors and Comparative Region-Building: ECOWAS and EAC.- 6. Regional thickening as game-changing: gender and women civil society actors in Southern Africa.- 7. Stabilisers? Transnational communities in addressing gender insecurity in Southern Africa.- 8. Conclusion.ReviewsAuthor InformationCecilia Nedziwe is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Political and International Studies at Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa. Her research interests centre around international and regional organisations, and on issues of gender, civil society and peacebuilding. Oluwaseun Tella is Head of the Future of Diplomacy at the University of Johannesburg’s Institute for the Future of Knowledge, South Africa. He holds a doctorate in Political Science. His research interests include soft power, foreign policy, Nigeria–South Africa relations, peace and conflict studies, comparative politics, African politics and global politics. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |