feminists engaging the state in Central and Eastern Europe
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Krizsán, Andrea
- Creator
- Roggeband, Conny
- Publish Year
- 2017
- Shelfmark
- O EUR 8 2018 - B
- Thesaurus
- huiselijk geweld, overheidsbeleid, vrouwenorganisaties, vrouwenbewegingen, Bulgarije, Polen, Kroatië, Roemenië, Hongarije, 21e eeuw
- Description
- This book analyzes the emergence of gender equality sensitive domestic violence policy reforms in Central and Eastern Europe. Tracing policy developments in Eastern Europe the authors look into the contestation that takes place between women’s movements, states and actors opposing gender equality to explain the differences in gender equality sensitive policy outputs across the region. They point to regionally specific patterns of feminist engagement with the state in which coalition-building between women’s organizations and establishing alliances with different state actors were critical for achieving gendered policy progress. In addition, they demonstrate how discursive contexts shaped by democratization frames and opposition to gender equality, led to differences in the politicization of gender equality, making gender friendly reforms more feasible in some countries than others.