| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 380 pages) |
| Series |
Gender and politics |
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Gender and politics (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))
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| Contents |
PART I: INTRODUCTION -- Introduction: Never the 'Right' Time / Christine M. Hassenstab -- The Construction, Meanings, and Messages of Gender Equality Indices in the Postcommunist Region / Katalin Fábián -- PART II: YUGOSLAV SUCCESSOR STATES -- Slovenia: From 'state feminism' to Back Vocals / Ana Kralj and Tanja Rener -- Gender Equality in Croatia: Closing the Compliance Gap / Jill Irvine and Leda Sutlović -- One Step Forwards, Two Steps Back: Gender (in)equality in Bosnia and Herzegovina / Olivera Simić -- Gender Equality in Serbia: 'A drop of oil' in the Waters of Inequality? / Daša Duhaček -- Gender Equality in the Republic of Macedonia: Between Tradition and Gender Mainstreaming Policies / Mileva Gjurovska -- Gender Equality and Inequality in Kosovo / Hilde Katrine Haug -- PART III: ROMANIA, BULGARIA, ALBANIA -- The Good, the Bad, and the Ambiguous: Women and the Transition from Communism to Pluralism in Romania / Jill Massino and Raluca Maria Popa -- Mind the Gap: the Changing Face of Gender (in)equality in Bulgaria after 1989 / Mariya Stoilova -- Mapping Women's Representation in the Local Councils of Albania / Marsela Dauti and Eglantina Gjermeni -- PART IV: RELIGION AND GAY/LESBIAN RIGHTS -- The Triumphant Distribution of the Heteronormative Sensible: The Case of Sexual Minorities in Transitional Macedonia, 1991-2012 / Slavcho Dimitrov -- Secularization of the Church, Clericalization of Society: Same-sex Partnership Debates in Slovenia / Roman Kuhar -- Islam and Gender in Post-war Bosnia-Herzegovina: Competing Discourses and Everyday Practices of Muslim Women / Alenka Bartulović -- Orthodox Christianity and Gender Equality in Serbia: On Reproductive and Sexual Rights / Rada Drezgić -- PART V: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS AND CONCLUSION -- Gender Roles in Southeastern Europe / Kristen Ringdal -- Differences in Attitudes Towards Gender Roles Within and Between the Countries of the Western Balkans / Albert Simkus -- Conclusion / Sabrina P. Ramet |
| Summary |
The collapse of socialist regimes across Southeastern Europe changed the rules of the political game overnight and led to the transformation of these societies, immediately affecting the status of women. The contributors to this volume contrast how the status of women in the post-socialist societies of the region evolved and address three central questions: First, in what ways have the situations of women and of sexual minorities changed since 1989/90? Second, to what extent have the dominant religious organizations in the region and local nationalists succeeded in promoting traditional values, how have their neo-traditional narratives challenged women and impacted sexual minorities, and how have local feminists and gay activists responded to such narratives? And third, how have the values of local citizens changed since the end of socialism, as regards gender-related and sex-related matters? |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (Palgrave, viewed May 26, 2015) |
| Subject |
Women's rights -- Balkan Peninsula
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Sex role -- Balkan Peninsula
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Sex discrimination against women -- Balkan Peninsula
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Equality -- Balkan Peninsula
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Religious freedom -- freedom of worship.
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Comparative politics.
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Civil rights & citizenship.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Civil Rights.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Human Rights.
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Equality
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Sex discrimination against women
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Sex role
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Women's rights
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Human rights, civil rights.
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Comparative politics.
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Civics & citizenship.
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Politics and Government.
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Balkan Peninsula
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hassenstab, Christine, 1948- editor
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Ramet, Sabrina P., 1949- editor
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| ISBN |
9781137449924 |
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1137449926 |
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