Mageeq: Policy frames and implementation problems: The case of gender mainstreeming

MAGEEQ will pursue the following scientific objectives: construct a conceptual framework to map out the various dimensions of gender equality policy frames; improve methods for assessments of the (in)consistencies between various policy levels, in the field of gender equality policies, especially for Gender Mainstreaming; improve evaluation design and methodology for gender equality policies and especially for Gender Mainstreaming; present material for the future development and implementation of gender equality policies in view of the EU’s Enlargement and the Charter of Fundamental Rights by using a framework on gender inequality built on knowledge from both Member States and candidate countries; further develop & apply frame analysis as an innovative paradigm in explaining policy dynamics which addresses shortcomings of both rational actor & pluralist paradigms; offer and communicate knowledge on processes of exclusion connected to policy frames on gender inequality; re-engage citizens, by stimulating high level debates on gender inequality as a policy problem, including academic experts on gender, politicians and policy makers; include knowledge generated in these debates in the final analysis; contribute to the further development of gender studies.