Monthly Archives: February 2014

Read IPSR Editor’s Choice: Gender and Political Institutions

Posted on February 23, 2014 by genderpol

The journal  International Political Science Review has published an Editor’s Choice issue on Gender and Political Institutions  which is now available on Open Access [click here] .  This brings together in one collection significant contributions on gendering political institutions, by feminist institutionalist scholars. It leads … Continue reading →

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Organizing for workers’ rights and the living wage: a view from the US

Posted on February 22, 2014 by genderpol

Living Wage campaigns by low-waged workers in the US have hit the headlines in recent months.  How do traditional trade unions and the fast rising “Alt -labor” grassroots movements work together to overcome the tough political and institutional obstacles they … Continue reading →

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