Convergence and divergence: The federalization of Belgian equality policies

Regional and Federal Studies

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 55-71

  Celis, Karen ^a   Meier, Petra ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE GHENT   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgium; Convergence; Divergence; Equality policies; Federalism; Gender mainstreaming

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SOCIETY; CONVERGENCE; EQUITY; FEDERAL SYSTEM; GENDER ISSUE; GENDER RELATIONS; HEGEMONY; POLICY MAKING; SOCIAL POLICY; WOMENS STATUS;

BELGIUM;

EID: 79953219432     PISSN: 13597566     EISSN: 17439434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13597566.2010.507403     Document Type: Article

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