Gender and Choice after Socialism

The end of socialism in the Soviet Union and its satellite states ushered in a new era of choice. Yet the idea that people are really free to live as they choose turns out to be problematic.  Personal choice is limited by a range of factors such as a

  • PDF / 2,513,861 Bytes
  • 261 Pages / 419.58 x 612.28 pts Page_size
  • 20 Downloads / 223 Views

DOWNLOAD

REPORT


Edit e d by LY N N E ATTWOOD .. , ELIS ABETH S CH IMPFOS S L a nd MARIN A Y US UPOVA

Gender and Choice after Socialism

Lynne Attwood  •  Elisabeth Schimpfössl Marina Yusupova Editors

Gender and Choice after Socialism

Editors Lynne Attwood School of Arts, Languages and Cultures University of Manchester Manchester, UK

Elisabeth Schimpfössl School of Languages and Social Sciences Aston University Birmingham, UK

Marina Yusupova University College for Interdisciplinary Learning, University of Manchester Manchester, UK

ISBN 978-3-319-73660-0    ISBN 978-3-319-73661-7 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73661-7 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018930251 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: Iain Masterton / Alamy Stock Photo Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer International Publishing AG part of Springer Nature. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

Acknowledgements

Olga Isupova gratefully acknowledges the support she received from the Basic Research Program of the National Research University Higher School of Economics. Both Olesya Khromeychuk and Elisabeth Schimpfössl would like to acknowledge that the research for their chapters was made possible by the Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship. Nadzeya Husakouskaya acknowledges the financial and institutional support she received from the University of Bergen and the Centre for Women’s and Gender Research (SKOK). Her fieldwork in Ukraine was made possible by the Meltzer Project Grant. She is indebted to Randi Gressgård for her supervision and her valuable comments on her chapter, and is grateful to Olena Shevchenko, the director of Insight, and other team members of that organisatio