Gender, Intersections, and Institutions : Intersectional Groups Building Alliances and Gaining Voice in Germany

Germany serves as a case study of when and how members of intersectional groups-individuals belonging to two or more disadvantaged social categories-capture the attention of policymakers, and what happens when they do. This edited volume identifies three venues through which intersectional groups ar...

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Main Author: Davidson-Schmich, Louise K. (auth)
Format: eBook
Published: University of Michigan Press 2017
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