The students know about agency, citizenship and politics in gendered local societies ranging from Finland and the other Western societies to societies in war.
Contents
Book exam or an essay. Before writing the essay, please consult the teacher in charge. Please choose three books in the list for the book exam.
Modes of study
Evaluation
Numeric 1-5.
Study materials
Cockburn: From where we stand. War, women’s activism & feminist analysis. Zed Books 2007.
Kantola: Feminists Theorize the State. 2006.
Lister, Williams, Anttonen (et. al.) (eds.): Gendering Citizenship in Western Europe: New Challenges for Citizenship Research in a Cross-national Context. Polity Press 2007.
Rantalaiho & Heiskanen (eds.): Gendered Practices in Working Life. Macmillan 1997.
Salmenniemi: Democratization and Gender in Contemporary Russia. Routledge 2008.