Routledge Handbook of Gender in Central-Eastern Europe and Eurasia

<p>This <em>Handbook</em> is the key reference for contemporary historical and political approaches to gender in Central-Eastern Europe and Eurasia. Leading scholars examine the region’s highly diverse politics histories cultures ethnicities and religions and how these structures intersect with gender alongside class sexuality coloniality and racism. Comprising 51 chapters the <em>Handbook </em>is divided into six thematic parts:</p><p>Part I Conceptual debates and methodological differences</p><p>Part II Feminist and women’s movements cooperating and colliding</p><p>Part III Constructions of gender in different ideologies</p><p>Part IV Lived experiences of individuals in different regimes</p><p>Part V The ambiguous postcommunist transitions</p><p>Part VI Postcommunist policy issues</p><p>With a focus on defining debates the collection considers how the shared experiences especially communism affect political forces’ organization of gender through a broad variety of topics including feminisms ideology violence independence regime transition and public policy. </p><p>It is a foundational collection that will become invaluable to scholars and students across a range of disciplines including Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies and Central-Eastern European and Eurasian Studies.</p>