Hoffmann Room, Center for European Studies (CES), 27 Kirkland Street, Cambridge, MA
Speaker: Silke Roth - Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Southampton
Discussant: Georgina Waylen - Professor of Politics, University of Manchester
European women's and feminist movements reflect European (and world) history, along with cultural and political differences. The mobilization of women and feminists in Europe has been shaped by colonialism and post-colonial relations, fascism, the Cold War, varieties of capitalism, the strength of labor movements, the impact of the Catholic Church and membership in the European Union (EU). While there are some...