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Women's Social Activism in the New Ukraine: Development and the Politics of Differentiation (New Anthropologies of Europe)
Sarah D. Phillips
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paperback. In Ukraine, with privatization and the scaling back of the social safety net, it is women who have been left as leaders of service-oriented NGOs and mutual aid associations, caring for the destitute with little or no support from the Ukrainian state. This book documents the unexpected effects that social activism has produced for women in Ukraine. Series: New Anthropologies of Europe. Num Pages: 232 pages, 14 b&w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; JFSJ1; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 12. Weight in Grams: 332.
In postsocialist Ukraine, with privatization and the scaling back of the social safety net, it is primarily women who have been left as leaders of service-oriented NGOs and mutual aid associations, caring for the marginalized and destitute with little or no support from the Ukrainian state. Sarah D. Phillips follows 11 activists over the course of several years to document the unexpected effects that social activism has produced for women: increasing social inequality and "differentiation" in the form of new cultural criteria for productive citizenship and new definitions of the rights and needs of various categories of citizens.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Series
New Anthropologies of Europe
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253219923
SKU
V9780253219923
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About Sarah D. Phillips
Sarah D. Phillips is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Indiana University, Bloomington.
Reviews for Women's Social Activism in the New Ukraine: Development and the Politics of Differentiation (New Anthropologies of Europe)
The book is a valuable contribution to Ukrainian social studies and an excellent resource for those who wish to learn more about the relationships between citizenship, national ideology, the nongovernmental sector, gender, and social stratification in post-Soviet Ukraine. Despite the focus of the book on adverse social transformations, it is written with good humor and provides a deeply nuanced, vivid and compelling story, which is a pleasure to read.
Harvard Ukrainian Studies
The book's conclusions are particularly interesting as they contribute not only to the literature on post-Soviet transition and democratization, but also to the role of civil society and the impact that international organizations have on these processes....This title also makes a valuable contribution to women's studies.April 2012
Slavonice and East European Review
The profiles of the activists are the most compelling parts of the book. Frequent quotes from the interviews bring the women alive as they struggle to survive through turbulent times.Vol. 26.3 May/June 2009
Sonia Jaffee Robbins, co-founder
Network of East-West Women
. . . a fascinating collage of information about post-socialist Ukraine . . . .Vol. 68.3 July 2009
Anne White
University of Bath
Women's Social Activism in the New Ukraine will appeal to anyone interested in women's activism, nongovernmental organizations and efforts to build civil society. The book provides a fascinating look at the complicated transition to a post-socialist society. September 12, 2010
Daily News, Bowling Green, KY
Women's Social Activism in the New Ukraine is a compelling, accessible book that should be read by scholars, activists, and policy makers alike.
American Ethnologist
Sarah Phillips offers a compelling analysis of women's social activism and the different paths it has taken in post-Soviet Ukraine.
SEER
Hopefully, Phillip's engaging study will move political sociologists with an interest in . . . meso-level structures, as well as political scientists who study administrative and legislative aspects of social welfare, to join anthropologists in a productive dialogue on these and other issues, expanding the new field of post-communist social welfare studies.May 2010
PoLAR
Harvard Ukrainian Studies
The book's conclusions are particularly interesting as they contribute not only to the literature on post-Soviet transition and democratization, but also to the role of civil society and the impact that international organizations have on these processes....This title also makes a valuable contribution to women's studies.April 2012
Slavonice and East European Review
The profiles of the activists are the most compelling parts of the book. Frequent quotes from the interviews bring the women alive as they struggle to survive through turbulent times.Vol. 26.3 May/June 2009
Sonia Jaffee Robbins, co-founder
Network of East-West Women
. . . a fascinating collage of information about post-socialist Ukraine . . . .Vol. 68.3 July 2009
Anne White
University of Bath
Women's Social Activism in the New Ukraine will appeal to anyone interested in women's activism, nongovernmental organizations and efforts to build civil society. The book provides a fascinating look at the complicated transition to a post-socialist society. September 12, 2010
Daily News, Bowling Green, KY
Women's Social Activism in the New Ukraine is a compelling, accessible book that should be read by scholars, activists, and policy makers alike.
American Ethnologist
Sarah Phillips offers a compelling analysis of women's social activism and the different paths it has taken in post-Soviet Ukraine.
SEER
Hopefully, Phillip's engaging study will move political sociologists with an interest in . . . meso-level structures, as well as political scientists who study administrative and legislative aspects of social welfare, to join anthropologists in a productive dialogue on these and other issues, expanding the new field of post-communist social welfare studies.May 2010
PoLAR