The place of feminism after socialism -- Feminist organizing under socialism and capitalism -- Place and politics in Rostock -- Making claims across scale and space in Rostock : looking to Sweden and the EU -- How conservatism, religion, and enthusiasm for unification shut feminists out of Erfurt -- Making claims across scale and space in Erfurt : wanting to be Western -- Claiming their places? The feminist movements in Rostock and Erfurt in comparative perspective
Summary
Offering a comparative analysis of feminist social movements in the aftermath of the collapse of state socialism, this book offers a unique opportunity to examine how shifting gender relations interact with local identities to create new understandings of gender, the state, and strategies for resistance
