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Women in Eastern European Post-Socialist Countries: Social, Scientific, and Political Lives explores the role of women in Central and Eastern Europe in bringing about social change, and the obstacles they face in fighting for equality in various areas of life such as science, politics, and reproductive rights.
Against a backdrop of increasing re-traditionalisation of post-socialist societies, and the reinvigoration of patriarchal attitudes, the book presents a timely and important collection. Through chapters authored by academics with different specialities across the social sciences, the book addresses the fundamental areas in which women's determination is already initiating changes, namely politics and diplomacy, science, reproductive rights, and customs resulting from religion.
Women in Eastern European Post-Socialist Countries is of interest to scholars of gender studies, political and social sciences, and contemporary central and eastern European history.
List of contents
Introduction 1. Women in the parliaments of Central and Eastern Europe 2. How much can women influence diplomacy? 3. Women's opposition as an accelerator of change: The case of Belarus 4. Generational and cultural determinants of women's participation in protests in central and eastern European countries in the twenty-first century 5. Black Protests in Poland: The transformation of public outrage with unconventional political participation 6. When the state does not want to listen: Non-governmental organizations in the protection of women's reproductive rights 7. Alternative methods of realizing reproductive rights: In vitro on the Polish-Czech border 8. A female scientist in the European Union: Supporting the scientific development of women in member states 9. Political activity of women in the shackles of religion: How the politicization of religion and the sacralization of politics determine the role of women in Polish society 10. A feminist critique of "sustainable development"
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About the author
Agnieszka Kasi¿ska-Metryka is a professor of political science and Director of the Institute of International Relations and Public Policies at Jan Kochanowski University in Poland. She has authored various publications on political leadership, political marketing, and women's political activity. She is a member of the International Political Science Association (IPSA) and the Central European Political Science Association (CEPSA).
Karolina Päka-Suchojad is a political scientist and assistant professor at the Institute of International Relations and Public Policies at Jan Kochanowski University in Poland. Her research focuses on political communication in social media and information management. She is a member of the Polish Society of Political Sciences.
