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A Course Title
& Number INS330: Women and Politics
B Pre/Co-requisite(s) Prerequisite: HIS208 or INS205 or POL201 or WST240 or WST250
C Number of credits Credit hours (3-0-3)
D Faculty Name Dr. Pernille Arenfeldt
E Term/ Year Fall 2015
F
Sections
CRN Course Days Time Location

10171 INS330-01 TRU 1:00-1:50 pm P115

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Instructor Instructor Office Telephone Email
Information
Dr. P. Arenfeldt P235 2478 parenfeldt@aus.edu

Office Hours: Tuesdays 10:00-11:30 and Thursday 11:00-12:00

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Examines the involvement of women in formal and informal politics from a global perspective.
Course Description Addresses women's political activity, the demands made on the political system by women, and
from Catalog the political impact of women's movements. Focuses on developments and issues within
individual countries through comparative case studies.

Upon the successful completion of the course (grade C- or above), a student has earned 3 credit
hours. Please refer to Banner for course attributes.

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Upon completion of this course, a student should be able to:
Course Learning
Outcomes Identify and analyze the gendering of politics (institutions and practices) and its impact
on groups and individuals
Employ the terminology and methodologies relevant to the study of gender and politics
Identify and assess arguments that commonly are invoked for and against womens
inclusion in the political sphere
Analyze womens political activities and assess the results of womens political
activities in different contexts
Develop clear analytical arguments (verbal and written) concerning gender and politics

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Students are requested to purchase:
Textbook and other
Instructional M. Hawkesworth, Political Worlds of Women: Activism, Advocacy, and Governance in the
Material and Twenty-First Century (Westview Press / Perseus Books, 2012).
Resources
Additional readings are available online or will be made available via iLearn; please see details
under Tentative Schedule below.

K Teaching and
The course relies upon several teaching and learning methodologies, including lectures and in-
Learning
class discussions of the required readings. Students are expected to complete the assigned
Methodologies
readings before coming to class and to participate actively in class discussion. Students will also
be required to develop a small research paper. Please refer to iLearn for copies of the syllabus,
additional readings, and course-related announcements.
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L Grading Scale
Grading Scale,
94-100 4.0 A 77-79 2.3 C+
Grading
Distribution, and 90 -93 3.7 A- 73-76 2.0 C
Due Dates 87 -89 3.3 B+ 70-72 1.7 C-
83-86 3.0 B 60-69 1.0 D
80-82 2.7 B- Below 60 0 F

The grade XF may result from violations of the AUS Academic Integrity Code (please see
below).

Grading Distribution

Assessment Weight Due Date

Attendance 5%
Participation in Class Discussions 10%
Midterm Exam I 15% 8 Oct. 2015
Midterm Exam II 15% 12 Nov. 2015
Research Proposal/Annotated Bibliography 15% 29 Oct. 2015
Research Paper 20% 5 Jan. 2016
Final Exam 20% Per Registrars schedule
Total 100%

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Explanation of Attendance: The attendance grade reflects presence and punctuality. The first absence is not
Assessments counted, but every additional absence (regardless of reason) results in a 5 percentage point
deduction of the attendance grade. Three occasions of lateness count as an absence. If a student
violates the cell phone policy (see section O below), she/he may be asked to leave class and will
be counted absent. In the event that a student misses 15% of the sessions in a class for any
reason, withdrawal of the student from the course will be initiated. Attendance is taken from the
first day of class (6 September 2015). Please see the AUS Undergraduate Catalog 2015-2016,
pp. 24-25 regarding attendance and lateness.

Participation: Students are expected to arrive prepared for class (assigned readings completed)
and to participate actively in class discussions. Students must be ready to offer comments and to
ask questions, as well as to answer questions. Students are also expected to follow current
events related to the subject matter of the course. If class participation weakens, pop-quizzes
may be introduced. If this proves necessary, the accumulated result of all potential pop-quizzes
may count for up to 5 of the 10 percent of the participation grade.

Midterm Exams and Final Exam: All exams are cumulative, open-book exams in essay
format.

Research Paper: Students are required to develop a small-scale research paper for the course
(c. 3,000 words). The research paper will be developed through two steps: (i) a research
proposal with an annotated bibliography, and (ii) the actual paper. In the research paper,
students must develop their own analytical research question/thesis statement based on the
available scholarly literature. The paper requires students to engage analytically and critically
with a substantial amount of material. A good paper is characterized by clarity and must
demonstrate an analytical and independent understanding of the material covered in the course
and additional literature. The paper must include accurate and sufficient citations. Lack of
coherence, poor grammar, and inadequate citations are likely to result in low or failing grades.
The integrity of a students written work will be examined if there are reasons to believe that
there has been inappropriate collaboration or that the work has been written by another person.
As the research/writing is progressing, do make use of the AUS Writing Center or develop
writing groups with other students in the course. One can learn a great deal from reading other
students work and one always benefits from feedback from others. Detailed guidelines for the
papers will be provided during the fourth week of class.

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Academic Integrity Students must abide by the Student Academic Integrity Code as stated in the AUS
Undergraduate Catalog 2015-2016, pp. 17-19.

Any issues related to academic integrity will be treated according to AUS policy.

As noted above (section L), the grade XF may be given for the course if a student does not
comply with the AUS Academic Integrity Code and, as stated in section M, the integrity of a
students written work will be questioned if there are reasons to believe that inappropriate
assistance has been received or that the work has been written by another person.

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The use of cell phone is strictly prohibited. Cell phones must be switched off or put on silence
Additional Policies mode during class time. Failure to respect this policy will impact your attendance grade (see
section M).

It is not permitted to record lectures and class discussions.

Deadlines and exam dates: Points are deducted for submissions within 48 hours after a deadline
and no work is accepted later than this. No extensions of deadlines or make-up exams will be
given.

There are many opportunities to improve your grades throughout the semester. Consequently, I
do not give extra assignments to improve grades.

Make sure to check you AUS e-mail account and iLearn regularly.

Tentative Schedule and Readings

Exams dates and deadlines are set. No make-up exams will be given and no extensions will be granted.

Week Readings Notes

1 6, 8, and 10 September 2015

General Introduction: Syllabus, Expectations, Research Papers, and Exams

Introduction to Content and Guiding Questions: Women and Politics/Women in Politics

Inter-Parliamentary Union and UN Women, Women in Politics, 2015, available via:

http://www.ipu.org/pdf/publications/wmnmap15_en.pdf

Inter-Parliamentary Union and UN Women, Sluggish progress on women in politics will hamper
development (press release, 10 March 2015): http://www.ipu.org/press-
e/pressrelease201503101.htm

Claire E. Rasmussen, Some Theoretical Perspectives on Women in the Modern World, in Women
and Politics around the World: A Comparative History and Survey, edited by J. Gelb & M. Lief
Palley (2009), vol. 1, pp. 3-15

Suggested additional readings for week 1

Joni Lovenduski, Gender and Politics, in Encyclopedia of Government and Politics, vol. 1, edited
by M. Hawkesworth & M. Kogan (1992/2002), pp. 603-615 ( available here:
http://downloads.pavroz.ru/files/encyclofgovandpol.pdf#page=634 )
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Wendy Stokes, Women in Contemporary Politics (Polity Press, 2005)

Women, Politics, and Power: A Global Perspective (Sociology for a New Century Series), edited by
P. M. Paxton & M. M Hughes (Sage Publications, 2007)

V. Spike Peterson & Anne Sisson Runyan, Global Gender Issues in the New Millenium (Dilemmas in
World Politics), 3rd edition (Westview Press / Perseus Books, 2010)

2 13, 15, and 17 September 2015

Overview

Joshua Foust & Melinda Haring, Who Cares How Many Women are in Parliament?, Foreign
Policy, 25 June 2012,
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/06/22/who_cares_how_many_women_are_in_parliament

Farida Jalalzai, Political Development and Womens Status around the World, in Women and
Politics around the World: A Comparative History and Survey, edited by J. Gelb & M. Lief Palley
(2009), vol. 1, pp. 29-51

Valentine M. Moghadam, The Middle East and North Africa: Social Change and Womens Rights,
in Women and Politics around the World: A Comparative History and Survey, edited by J. Gelb & M.
Lief Palley (2009), vol. 2, pp. 441-457

Suggested additional readings for week 2

See book titles recommended for week 1

Eid al Adha (18 26 September 2016)

3 27, 29 September, and 1 October 2015

Gendered Power and Politics

Mary Hawkesworth, Political Worlds of Women: Introduction, in M. Hawkesworth, Political

Worlds of Women: Activism, Advocacy, and Governance in the Twenty-First Century (2012), pp. 1-23

Suad Joseph & Susan Slyomovics, Introduction, in Women and Power in the Middle East, edited
by Joseph and Slyomovics (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2001), pp. 1-19

Suggested additional readings for week 3

Susan Moller Okin, Gender, the Public, and the Private, in Political Theory Today, edited by D.
Held (1991), pp. 67-90

Deniz Kandiyoti, Introduction, in Women, Islam and the State edited by D. Kandiyoty (Temple
University Press, 1991), pp. 1-21

Johanna Kantola, Gender and the State: Theories and Debates, in Feminists Theorize the State,
edited by J. Kantola (2006), pp. 1-21 (available here:
http://www.mv.helsinki.fi/home/jekantol/liitteet/fts%20ch.pdf )

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4 4, 6, and 8 October 2015

Politics of Exclusion

Mary Hawkesworth, Ch. 1: Political Leadership, Gendered Institutions, and the Politics of Thursday 8 Oct.
2015: Midterm I
Exclusion, in M. Hawkesworth, Political Worlds of Women: Activism, Advocacy, and Governance in
the Twenty-First Century (2012), pp. 25-45

Suggested additional readings for weeks 4

Laurie A. Brand, Women and the State in Jordan: Inclusion or Exclusion?, in Islam, Gender, and
Social Change edited by Y. Yazbeck Haddad & J. L. Esposito (Oxford University Press, 1998), pp.
100-123

Gender Equality and Constitutions Comparative Provisions; Six reports prepared by UN Women,
2012; available for download: http://www.unwomen.org/publications/gender-equality-and-
constitutions-comparative-provisions/

See also the book titles recommended for week 1

5 11 and 13 October 2015 (15 October: Al Hijra)

Politics of Knowledge

Mary Hawkesworth, Ch. 2: From Demography to Development: Womens Worlds and the Politics
of Knowledge, in M. Hawkesworth, Political Worlds of Women: Activism, Advocacy, and
Governance in the Twenty-First Century (2012), pp. 46-83

Suggested additional readings for weeks 5

Gender at the Crossroads of Knowledge: Feminist Anthropology in the Postmodern Era, edited by
Micaela di Leonardo (University of California Press, 1991)

Christa Wichterich, The Globalized Woman: Reports from a Future of Inequality (Zed Books, 2000)

Candace C. Archer, Women and Globalization in Women and Politics around the World: A
Comparative History and Survey, edited by J. Gelb & M. Lief Palley (2009), vol. 1, pp. 17-27

Ranjeeta Basu, Economic Development and Women, in Women and Politics around the World: A
Comparative History and Survey, edited by J. Gelb & M. Lief Palley (2009), vol. 1, pp. 53-68

6 18, 20, and 22 October 2015

Gendered Citizenship

Mary Hawkesworth, Ch. 3: Producing Raced-Gendered Citizens, in M. Hawkesworth, Political

Worlds of Women: Activism, Advocacy, and Governance in the Twenty-First Century (2012), pp. 85-
112

Politics and Identity

Mary Hawkesworth, Ch. 4: From the Politics of Identity to Identity Politics, in M. Hawkesworth,
Political Worlds of Women: Activism, Advocacy, and Governance in the Twenty-First Century
(2012), pp. 113-150

Suggested additional readings for weeks 6

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On citizenship:

Mary G. Dietz, Context is All: Feminism and Theories of Citizenship, Daedalus vol. 116: 4 (1987)
(special issue titled, Learning about Women: Gender, Politics, and Power), pp. 1-24

Iris Marion Young, Polity and Group Difference: A Critique of the Ideal of Universal Citizenship,
Ethics vol. 9 (1989), pp. 250-274

Case studies/country studies in Gender and Citizenship in the Middle East, edited by Suad Joseph
with a foreword by Deniz Kandiyoti (Syracuse University Press, 2000)

D. Kandiyoti, The Politics of Gender and the Conundrums of Citizenship, in Women and Power in
the Middle East, edited by Joseph and Slyomovics (2001), pp. 52-58

On identity politics:

Bernice Johnson Reagon, Coalition Politics: Turning the Century, in Home Girls: A Black Feminist
Anthology (Kitchen Table Press, 1983); reprinted in Feminism and Politics (Oxford Readings in
Feminism), edited by A. Phillips (Oxford University Press, 1998), pp. 242-253

Chandra Talpade Mohanty, Feminist Encounters: Locating the Politics of Experience, in

Destabilizing Theory: Contemporary Feminist Debates, edited by M. Barrett & A. Phillips (Stanford
University Press, 1992); reprinted in Feminism and Politics (Oxford Readings in Feminism), edited
by A. Phillips (Oxford University Press, 1998), pp. 254-272

7 25, 27, and 29 October 2015

Gender and the State I

Thursday 29 Oct.
Mary Hawkesworth, Ch. 5: Engaging the State, in M. Hawkesworth, Political Worlds of Women: 2015: Research
Activism, Advocacy, and Governance in the Twenty-First Century (2012), pp. 151-186 Proposal/Annotated
Bibliography Due
Suggested additional readings for weeks 7

Virginia Sapiro, When are Interests Interesting? The Problem of Political Representation of
Women, The American Political Science Review, vol. 75 : 3 (1981), pp. 701-716 AND Irene
Diamond & Nancy Hartsock, Beyond Interests in Politics: A Comment on Virginia Sapiros When
Are Interests Interesting? The Problem of Political Representation of Women, The American
Political Science Review, vol. 75 : 3 (1981), pp. 717-721

Margot Badran, Competing Agenda: Feminism, Islam and the State in 19th and 20th Century Egypt,
in Women, Islam and the State edited by D. Kandiyoty (Temple University Press, 1991), pp. 201-236

Sarah Graham-Brown, Womens Activism in the Middle East: A Historical Perspective, in Women
and Power in the Middle East, edited by S. Joseph & S. Slyomovics (University of Pennsylvania
Press, 2001), pp. 23-33

See also the book titles recommended for week 1

8 1, 3, and 5 November 2015

Gender and the State II

Mary Hawkesworth, Ch. 6: Becoming the State, in M. Hawkesworth, Political Worlds of Women:
Activism, Advocacy, and Governance in the Twenty-First Century (2012), pp. 187-215

Suggested additional readings for week 8

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Drude Dahlerup & Lenita Freidenvall, Quotas as Fast Track to Equal Representation for Women:
Why Scandinavia is No Longer the Model, International Feminist Journal of Politics, vol. 7:1
(2005), pp. 26-48

Mona Lena Krook, Candidate Gender Quotas, in Women and Politics around the World: A
Comparative History and Survey, edited by J. Gelb & M. Lief Palley (2009), vol. 1, pp. 87-99

Khaled A. Beydoun, Fast Tracking Women into Parliamentary Seats in the Arab World,
Southwestern Journal of International Law, vol. 17 (2010/2011), pp. 101-146. Available here:
http://www.swlaw.edu/pdfs/lawjournal/17_1beydoun.pdf

See also the book titles recommended for week 1 and suggested additional readings for week 7

9 8, 10, and 12 November 2015

Gender and Policy

Thursday 12 Nov.
Mary Hawkesworth, Ch. 7: Promoting Equality Through Policymaking and Policy, in M. 2015: Midterm II
Hawkesworth, Political Worlds of Women: Activism, Advocacy, and Governance in the Twenty-First
Century (2012), pp. 217-247

Suggested additional readings for weeks 9

Wendy Sarvasy, Beyond the Difference versus Equality Policy Debate: Postsuffrage Feminism,
Citizenship, and the Quest for a Feminist Welfare State, Signs, vol. 17:2 (1992), pp. 329-362

Jacqui True & Michael Mintrom, Transnational Networks and Policy Diffusion: The Case of Gender
Mainstreaming International Studies Quarterly , Vol. 45:1 (Mar., 2001), pp. 27-57

10 15, 17, and 19 November 2015

International Activism

Mary Hawkesworth, Ch. 8: International and Transnational Political Activism, in M. Hawkesworth,

Political Worlds of Women: Activism, Advocacy, and Governance in the Twenty-First Century
(2012), pp. 249-278

Valentine M. Moghadam, Womens Empowerment: An Introduction and Overview, in From

Patriarchy to Empowerment: Womens Participation, Movements, and Rights in the Middle East,
North Africa and South Asia (Syracuse University Press, 2007), pp. 1-16

Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women. Division of the
Advancement of Women, UN Department of Economic & Social Affairs. Available from
http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/cedaw/text/econvention.htm

Suggested additional readings for weeks 10

Leila Rupp, Worlds of Women: The Making of an International Womens Movement (Princeton
University Press, 1997)

Amrita Basu, Globalization of the Local/Localization of the Global Mapping Transnational

Women's Movements, Meridians, vol. 1:1 (2000), pp. 68-84

Chandra Talpade Mohanty, Feminism Without Borders. Decolonizing Theory, Practicing Solidarity
(Duke University Press, 2003)

Mary Hawkesworth, Globalization and Feminist Activism (Rowman & Littlefield, 2006)
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Amrita Basu, Introduction, in Womens Movements in the Global Era. The Power of Local
Feminisms, edited by A. Basu (2010), pp. 1-28

Penelope Andrews, Womens Human Rights and the Conversation Across Cultures, Albany Law
Review, vol. 67 (2003), pp. 609-616

11 22, 24, and 26 November

Virtual Politics

Mary Hawkesworth, Ch. 9: Virtual Politics, in M. Hawkesworth, Political Worlds of Women:

Activism, Advocacy, and Governance in the Twenty-First Century (2012), pp. 279-313

Suggested additional readings for weeks 11

Tetyana Pudrovska & Myra Marx Ferree. "Global Activism in Virtual Space: The European
Women's Lobby in the Network of Transnational Women's NGOs on the Web." Social Politics:
International Studies in Gender, State & Society vol. 11 : 1 (2004), pp. 117-143

Gillian Youngs, Globalization, Feminism and Information Society, in Gender and Global
Restructuring: Sighting, Sites, and Resistances, edited by M. Marchand & A. Sisson Runyon, 2nd
edition (Routledge, 2011), pp. 223-238

12 29 November and 1 December 2015 (2 - 5 December: UAE National Day)

Catching Up and Review Discussions

13 6, 8, and 10 December 2015

Women and Politics in the Middle East I

Suad Joseph, Women and Politics in the Middle East, in Women and Power in the Middle East,
edited by Joseph and Slyomovics (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2001), pp. 34-40

Amal Sabbagh, The Arab States: Enhancing Womens Political Participation, in Women in
Parliament: Beyond Numbers, edited by Julie Ballington & Azza Karam, revised edition (Stockholm:
IDEA, 2005), pp.52-71. Available here: http://www.idea.int/publications/wip2/index.cfm

Suggested additional readings for weeks 12

Country studies/case studies in Women, Islam and the State, edited by D. Kandiyoty (Temple
University Press, 1991)

Muslim Women and the Politics of Participation, edited by M. Afkhami & E. Friedl (Syracuse
University Press, 1997)

Chapters/articles in Gender, Politics and Islam, edited by T. Saliha, C. Allen, & J. A. Howard
(University of Chicago Press, 2002)

Khaled A. Beydoun, Fast Tracking Women into Parliamentary Seats in the Arab World,
Southwestern Journal of International Law, vol. 17 (2010/2011), pp. 101-146. Available here:
http://www.swlaw.edu/pdfs/lawjournal/17_1beydoun.pdf

Elham Manea, The Arab State and Womens Rights. The Trap of Authoritarian Governance.
Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Politics, vol. 37 (Routledge, 2011)

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Country studies/case studies in Mapping Arab Womens Movements: A Century of Transformations

from Within, edited by P. Arenfeldt & N. Al-Hassan Golley (American University in Cairo Press,
2012)

14 13, 15, and 17 December 2015

Gender and Participation in the Gulf

Wanda Krause, Gender and Participation in the Arab Gulf. Research Paper, Kuwait Programme on
Development, Governance and Globalisation in the Gulf States; Centre for the Study of Global
Governance at LSE: September 2009, vol. 4, pp. 1-43 ( available here:
http://www2.lse.ac.uk/government/research/resgroups/kuwait/documents/Krause.pdf )

Suggested additional readings for weeks 13

Vania Carvalho Pinto, Nation-Building, State and the Genderframing of Womens Rights in the UAE
(1971-2009), Gender Studies/Middle East Studies (Ithaca Press, 2012)

Country studies/case studies of Yemen, Kuwait, and the UAE in Mapping Arab Womens
Movements: A Century of Transformations from Within, edited by P. Arenfeldt & N. Al-Hassan
Golley (American University in Cairo Press, 2012)

Fall Break (18 December 2015 2 January 2016)

15 3, 5, and 7 January 2016

Future Prospects
Tuesday 5 Jan.
2016: Research
Mary Hawkesworth, Ch. 10: Political Worlds of Women: Future Prospects, in M. Hawkesworth, Paper Due
Political Worlds of Women: Activism, Advocacy, and Governance in the Twenty-First Century
(2012), pp. 315-331

7 January 2016: Review and Preparations for Final Exam

Final Exam per Registrars schedule (9 17 January 2016)