Muslim Women in Austria and Germany Doing and Undoing Gender Making

Constanze Volkmann develops an innovative new gender theory labeled doing and undoing gender. Based on empirical findings she examines the highly debated intersection of gender and Islam. The analysis of interviews with various Muslim women unravels the m

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Muslim Women in Austria and Germany Doing and Undoing Gender Making Gender Differences and Hierarchies Relevant or Irrelevant

Muslim Women in Austria and Germany Doing and Undoing Gender

Constanze Volkmann

Muslim Women in Austria and Germany Doing and Undoing Gender Making Gender Differences and ­Hierarchies Relevant or Irrelevant

Constanze Volkmann Competence Center for Empirical Research Methods Vienna University of Economics and Business Vienna, Austria Doctoral dissertation at the Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences at University Bremen and Jacobs University, Germany. Dissertation defence on November 3rd, 2017 Reviewers: Prof. Dr. Margrit Schreier, Prof. Dr. Özen Odağ, Prof. Dr. Manfred Lueger

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Acknowledgement

In some way the present study represents the outcome of a rewarding intellectual and emotional journey that provided numerous new perspectives and insights. I wish to thank the many persons who accompanied and supported me on this journey. I am deeply grateful to Margrit Schreier for having supported me over the past years both in academic terms and on a personal level in an incredibly generous, encouraging, and open-minded manner. I thank Manfred Lueger very much for numerous extensive discussions that greatly helped me broaden my theoretical and methodological perspective on the subject matter. I also thank Özen Odağ for very constructive feedback a