Review Essay : Gender Politics in Post-Socialist Central Eastern Europe (original) (raw)

This essay reviews three significant works on gender politics in post-socialist Central Eastern Europe, focusing on the notable absence of grassroots feminist movements despite conditions that would typically encourage such mobilization. The texts provide diverse disciplinary perspectives, including anthropological, political science, and sociological views, while emphasizing how previous socialist influences and current discourses negatively shape feminist interests. The article concludes by suggesting that expanded understandings of gender ideologies and a focus on discourse analysis could enhance explanations of the region's gender politics.