World Polity Theory and Gender Mainstreaming
What is the relationship between global theory and feminist scholarship and activism? Even when global theories do not appear to relate to contemporary feminist dialogues, links can be drawn between global theory and women’s rights agendas. One example can be seen in the relationship between world-polity theory and gender mainstreaming. World-polity theorists sought to emphasize the importance of cultural frames, even suggesting world cultural principles and institutions shape the actions of nations and individuals (Boli and Thomas 1997). World...