A Critique of "New" Rural Local Governance: The Case of Gender in a Rural Australian Setting

Autor/in	Pini, Barbara
Titel	A Critique of "New" Rural Local Governance: The Case of Gender in a Rural Australian Setting
Quelle	In: Journal of Rural Studies, 22 (2006) 4, S.396-408 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0743-0167
DOI	10.1016/j.jrurstud.2006.02.002
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Local Government; Case Studies; Gender Issues; Governance; Masculinity; Rural Areas; Cultural Influences; Cultural Background; Criticism; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Gemeindeverwaltung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Geschlechterfrage; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Männlichkeit; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Kritik; Australien
Abstract	Over the past decade rural social scientists have demonstrated significant interest in documenting the new forms of governance emerging in rural and regional areas. However, little attention has been given to examining the gendered aspects of these new arrangements. This paper takes up the issue of gender and governance in rural areas by reporting on the establishment, membership and practices of a new governing organisation in a local government area in a small rural township in Australia. Men hold almost all positions on the 19-member board of this institution charged with facilitating development in the shire. This is not surprising, given women's exclusion from the male-dominated networks from which appointees are selected. While this numerical dominance is important, it is not just the presence of men's bodies that is of concern to this paper. Also of interest is the way in which hegemonic discourses of masculinity are privileged by board members. This includes an emphasis on competition, entrepreneurialism, and aggression, and a focus on economic concerns over and above social issues. In conclusion, there may be a lot that is "new" in the governance of contemporary Western rural nations, but what is not is that these forms of governance are gendered, just as the traditional state has always been, in a way that excludes women and feminine subjectivities. (Author).
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