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040 _aAFVC
100 _95754
_aSimon-Kumar, Rachel
245 _aTranslating inclusion into influence in New Zealand :
_bthe conundrum of engaging gender organizations in public policy
_cRachel Simon-Kumar
260 _bTaylor & Francis,
_c2018
500 _aJournal of Women, Politics and Policy, 2018, Advance online publication, 3 April 2018
520 _aWomen’s and gender organizations in New Zealand, like the rest of the community sector, capitalized on opportunities to engage with government as part of an inclusive turn in policymaking in the last decade. For the local women’s movement, inclusion offered the promise of strategic policy involvement at a time when the women’s movement was in “abeyance.” While governmental rhetoric emphasizes trusting and open relationships, the reality of engagement for organizations is complex, and the lasting influence they have on policy processes and outcomes is questionable. This article, based on the qualitative empirical analyses of interviews with over 30 representatives of community organizations, activists, scholars, and policymakers, identifies the opportunity structures of influence in the inclusive policy relationship. Emergent themes from the interviews showed that influence was tied to three key characteristics: fiscal autonomy, organizational legitimacy, and discursive alignment with the state’s discourses. Overall, the analysis points to new opportunities of influence created by the inclusive agenda, yet they are strained by the need to maintain ongoing collaborative relationships between the women’s sector and the state. (Author's abstract). Record #5811
650 _aGENDER ISSUES
_95270
650 _aGOVERNMENT POLICY
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650 5 _9407
_aNONPROFIT ORGANISATIONS
650 5 _aSOCIAL POLICY
_9551
650 5 _aWOMEN
_9645
651 4 _aNEW ZEALAND
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773 0 _tJournal of Women, Politics and Policy, 2018, Advance online publication, 3 April 2018
830 _aJournal of Women, Politics and Policy
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856 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1080/1554477X.2018.1449525
_yRead abstract
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_cARTICLE