This book reviews the state of knowledge on men and masculinities
between ten European countries, emphasising both the differences
and the similarities between them. The volume draws upon the
outcomes of a recently-completed major research exercise undertaken
by network funded by the European Commission-funded Research
Network on Men in Europe. It contains contributions by some of
Europe's leading scholars in the field. Special emphasis is placed
on four key themes: home and work, social exclusion, violences, and
health. There is also a particular focus on the fundamental changes
taking place in Central and Eastern Europe in the post-socialist
period; and to the questions of politics and ethnicity in
contemporary Europe. Addressing politics, policy and analysis
around men and masculinities in relation to these and other matters
is an immensely urgent task not only for European and
Trans-European political structures but also for European societies
themselves. In the past, masculinity and men's powers and practices
were taken for granted. Gender was largely seen as a matter of and
for women. This is now changing in the face of rapid but
contradictory social change. This book will be essential reading
for anyone, whether academic, policymaker, or concerned citizen,
who wishes to understand these social processes and their
implications for the societies of Europe. Contents: Estonia
Voldemar Kolga, Professor of Personality and Developmental
Psychology, Head of the Women's Studies Centre, University of
Tallinn Finland Jeff Hearn, Professor in the Swedish School of
Economics, Helsinki; Emmi Lattu, Doctoral Student at the University
of Tampere; Teemu Tallberg, Doctoral Student at the Swedish School
of Economics, Helsinki; Hertta Niemi, Research Assistant and
Doctoral Student at the Swedish School of Economics, Helsinki
Germany Ursula Muller, Full Professor of Sociology and Director of
the Interdisciplinary Women's Studies Centre, University of
Bielefeld Ireland Harry Ferguson, Professor of Social Work,
University of the West of England Latvia Irina Novikova, Director
of the Centre for Gender Studies, University of Latvia Poland
Elzbieta Oleksy, Full Professor of Humanities and Director of the
Women's Studies Centre, University of Lodz and Joanna Rydzewska,
Doctoral Candidate, Women's Studies Centre, University of Lodz
United Kingdom Keith Pringle, Professor of Social Work, Aalborg
University Bulgaria Dimitar Kambourov, Associate Professor in
Literary Theory, Sofia University Czech Republic Iva Smidova,
Doctoral Researcher, Sociology Department, Masaryk University
Sweden Marie Nordberg, Doctoral Student in Ethnology, Goteborgs
University
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