Dina Refki
Biographic Data
| ID | 1617307 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dina Refki |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dina |
| FAMILY NAME | Refki |
| SIGNATURE | REFKI D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University at Albany, State University of New York |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1292-1750 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The making of female politicians
What makes female candidates for political office persist in their quest? Using self-determination and casual agency theories, we hypothesize that female candidates for public office need to construct and maintain a political identity in their quest for office. Through interviews, we explore the narratives of 35 women who ran for public office at the state and local levels in the United States. Half of the women persisted to the end of the race, …
Evaluating participatory group mentoring in international development projects in the Middle East
Agents of sustainable international development seek to impact community transformation through developing the capacity of stakeholders. This article analyses six semi-structured interviews with mentors from two international development projects in the Middle East. Programmes sought to advance international development and human rights in a region challenged by political and social barriers. Analysis of the mentorship cases revealed that mentors…
Using social return on investment to evaluate the public art exhibit Breathing Lights
Erosion and transformation in the ecology of gender
Previous literature on women's representation in the Ugandan Parliament painted a grim picture of women exploited by political leaders, and brought into Parliament and other political spaces by a benevolent dictator who allowed their entry to extend and deepen his political networks. These women were expected to accept a subordinate and inferior place, and to defer to male authority. Female members cooperated dutifully by 'knowing their place' an…
Islamism, Secularism and the Woman Question in the Aftermath of the Arab Spring
The uprisings that led to regime change during the early period of the Arab Spring were initially inclusive and pluralistic in nature, with men and women from every political and religious orientation engaging actively in political activities on the street and in virtual spaces. While there was an opening of political space for women and the inclusion of demands of marginalized groups in the activists’ agenda, the struggle to reimagine national i…
Erosion and transformation in the ecology of gender
Previous literature on women's representation in the Ugandan Parliament painted a grim picture of women exploited by political leaders, and brought into Parliament and other political spaces by a benevolent dictator who allowed their entry to extend and deepen his political networks. These women were expected to accept a subordinate and inferior place, and to defer to male authority. Female members cooperated dutifully by 'knowing their place' an…
Islamism, Secularism and the Woman Question in the Aftermath of the Arab Spring
The uprisings that led to regime change during the early period of the Arab Spring were initially inclusive and pluralistic in nature, with men and women from every political and religious orientation engaging actively in political activities on the street and in virtual spaces. While there was an opening of political space for women and the inclusion of demands of marginalized groups in the activists’ agenda, the struggle to reimagine national i…
Islamism, Secularism and the Woman Question in the Aftermath of the Arab Spring
The uprisings that led to regime change during the early period of the Arab Spring were initially inclusive and pluralistic in nature, with men and women from every political and religious orientation engaging actively in political activities on the street and in virtual spaces. While there was an opening of political space for women and the inclusion of demands of marginalized groups in the activists’ agenda, the struggle to reimagine national i…
Erosion and transformation in the ecology of gender
Previous literature on women's representation in the Ugandan Parliament painted a grim picture of women exploited by political leaders, and brought into Parliament and other political spaces by a benevolent dictator who allowed their entry to extend and deepen his political networks. These women were expected to accept a subordinate and inferior place, and to defer to male authority. Female members cooperated dutifully by 'knowing their place' an…
Evaluating participatory group mentoring in international development projects in the Middle East
Agents of sustainable international development seek to impact community transformation through developing the capacity of stakeholders. This article analyses six semi-structured interviews with mentors from two international development projects in the Middle East. Programmes sought to advance international development and human rights in a region challenged by political and social barriers. Analysis of the mentorship cases revealed that mentors…
Using social return on investment to evaluate the public art exhibit Breathing Lights
The making of female politicians
What makes female candidates for political office persist in their quest? Using self-determination and casual agency theories, we hypothesize that female candidates for public office need to construct and maintain a political identity in their quest for office. Through interviews, we explore the narratives of 35 women who ran for public office at the state and local levels in the United States. Half of the women persisted to the end of the race, …
Political science (5 works) · Politics (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Gender Politics and Representation (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Economics (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Middle East (2 works)