Abstract
The goal of this paper is to analyze the impact the EU has had on Czech women's groups since the 1990s. Drawing on both Europeanization and social movement theories, the first section defines the theoretical framework of the paper. The second section is focused on the impact of changes in the funding of women's groups which, since the end of the 1990s, have relied more than before on European funding. The third section analyzes the shift in the political context and the domestic political opportunity structure in the Czech Republic that has occurred in connection with the accession process. The fourth section analyzes transnational cooperation for which new opportunities have appeared with the EU's eastward expansion. The paper concludes by summarizing its main findings.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 209-219 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Communist and Post-Communist Studies |
Volume | 43 |
Issue number | 2 |
Early online date | 28 Apr 2010 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 30 Jun 2010 |
Funding
The exception was a period of major organizational development under the leadership of the organization Forum 50%, which ran a project funded by the European Social Fund designed to stimulate networking among Czech women’s organizations. As both former members of the leadership described it, from an organizational standpoint the CZL exists only as an “appendix” of the women’s organization in which the chairperson works.
Funders | Funder number |
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European Social Fund |
Keywords
- Czech Republic
- Europeanization
- Political activism
- Social movements
- Women's groups
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Development
- Sociology and Political Science