Gender (In)equality and Gender Politics in Southeastern Europe: A Question of Justice

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction: Never the “Right” Time....Pages 3-16
The Construction, Meanings, and Messages of Gender Equality Indices in the Post-Communist Region....Pages 17-38
Front Matter....Pages 39-39
Slovenia: From “State Feminism” to Back Vocals....Pages 41-61
Gender Equality in Croatia: Closing the Compliance Gap....Pages 62-86
Gender (In)equality in Bosnia and Herzegovina: One Step Forwards, Two Steps Back....Pages 87-107
Gender Equality in Serbia: “A Drop of Oil” in the Waters of Inequality?....Pages 108-125
Gender Equality in the Republic of Macedonia: Between Tradition and Gender Mainstreaming Policies....Pages 126-146
Gender Equality and Inequality in Kosovo....Pages 147-168
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ambiguous: Women and the Transition from Communism to Pluralism in Romania....Pages 171-191
Mind the Gap: The Changing Face of Gender (In) equality in Bulgaria after 1989....Pages 192-212
Mapping Women’s Representation in the Local Councils of Albania....Pages 213-228
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The Triumphant Distribution of the Heteronormative Sensible: The Case of Sexual Minorities in Transitional Macedonia, 1991–2012....Pages 231-254
Secularization of the Church, Clericalization of Society: Same-Sex Partnership Debates in Slovenia....Pages 255-273
Islam and Gender in Post-War Bosnia-Herzegovina: Competing Discourses and Everyday Practices of Muslim Women....Pages 274-296
Orthodox Christianity and Gender Equality in Serbia: On Reproductive and Sexual Rights....Pages 297-317
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Gender Roles in Southeastern Europe....Pages 321-337
Differences in Attitudes towards Gender Roles within and between the Countries of the Western Balkans....Pages 338-353
Conclusion....Pages 354-361
Back Matter....Pages 362-380