Practicing gender : gender and development policy in South African organisations

摘要: This is a thesis about the relationship between gender policy and practice in South Africa, its effects. Gender concept widely used development policy, but little attention has been paid to precisely how agents use their practice. As result, we know significance or meanings practitioners attribute actors adapt, transform manipulate everyday work. Gaps knowledge put into specific contexts have led gaps about what effects on politics of gender. brings two aims for this study: (1) map (2) explore politics. Following multisite approach, study looks at as collection ‘contested narratives’ (Shore & Wright 1997) The findings point conflict three different frames being drawn by they try assert own understanding gender, define ‘problem’ that exists policies are needed solve it. may diminish potential collective social movement issues Africa. However, not powerless implementers rather strategically adopting, transforming manipulating range tactical manoeuvres suit objectives. Identifying Africa contributes new understandings fragmented ways an alternative currently advanced context.