Women and Citizenship in Central and Eastern Europe
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Jasmina Lukic is a Recurrent Visiting Associate Professor in the Department of Gender Studies at the Central European University, Budapest, Hungary. Joanna Regulska is Professor of Women's and Gender Studies and Geography at Rutgers University, USA. Darja ZavirÅ¡ek is Associate Professor of Disability and Gender Studies and teaches at the Faculty of Social Work, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.’This significant collection of essays is the product of truly transnational networking and scholarly cooperation. In demonstrating the complexity and diversity of strategies for women's agency and empowerment in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, this volume makes a substantive contribution to discussions about participatory citizenship. It is an important sourcebook for all scholars and students of gender and democratization.’ Barbara Einhorn, University of Sussex, UK ’...an engaging book that...provides a model for scholars to discuss women’s unique role in post-Soviet transition...’ The Russian Review '... the diversity of the authors' backgrounds and of their approaches make this volume an excellent product of scholarly cooperation...' Europe-Asia Studies 'The range of contributions is admirable - the volume includes discussion of the gendered impacts of disability policies in Slovenia, gendered effects of adopting EU policies in Latvia, the experiences of exiled female Croatian novel writers and analysis of the differences between Eastern and Western European feminisim. The mix of generalized and localized contributions successfully conveys a diverse geographical area...All the writers should be congratulated...admirably readable...' International Feminst Journal of Politics ’Overall, the authors of this interdisciplinary volume deserve credit for high quality editional work, producing a thought-provoking, well written and coherent volume.’ Feminist Legal Studies