Gender Equality for Show: Serbian Performative Europeanization
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2024
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Zaharijević, AdrianaAntonijević, Zorana
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Giorgi, AlbertaGarraio, Julia
Toldy, Teresa
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The chapter aims to show how gender equality can be used for populist purposes, becoming performative in the constitution of façade democracy. It looks at specifics of the relationship between the Serbian Orthodox Church and the state-led gender equality policymaking in Serbia. Namely, in contrast to the anti-gender mobilization worldwide, most often heartily supported by the relevant religious actors, Serbia witnessed an unexpected silence on the side of the SOC representatives on issues of gender equality. The chapter provides a look back at the years prior to 2017, demonstrating the power and presence of SOC in shaping Serbian conservative politics, to then focus on the recent political developments, revolving around the appointment of the first lesbian Prime Minister. The chapter ultimately shows how the catch-all populism of the current regime succeeds in capturing gender equality from the feminist movement, making the Serbian Orthodox Church, at the same time, the most unlikely a...lly in the state gender equality for show.
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gender equality / anti-gender mobilizations / facade democracy / populism / Serbian Orthodox ChurchSource:
Religion, Gender, and Populism in the Mediterranean, 2024, 88-105Publisher:
- Routledge
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- Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia, institutional funding - 200025 (University of Belgrade, Institute for Phylosophy and Social Theory) (RS-MESTD-inst-2020-200025)
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IFDTTY - CHAP AU - Zaharijević, Adriana AU - Antonijević, Zorana PY - 2024 UR - http://rifdt.instifdt.bg.ac.rs/123456789/3689 AB - The chapter aims to show how gender equality can be used for populist purposes, becoming performative in the constitution of façade democracy. It looks at specifics of the relationship between the Serbian Orthodox Church and the state-led gender equality policymaking in Serbia. Namely, in contrast to the anti-gender mobilization worldwide, most often heartily supported by the relevant religious actors, Serbia witnessed an unexpected silence on the side of the SOC representatives on issues of gender equality. The chapter provides a look back at the years prior to 2017, demonstrating the power and presence of SOC in shaping Serbian conservative politics, to then focus on the recent political developments, revolving around the appointment of the first lesbian Prime Minister. The chapter ultimately shows how the catch-all populism of the current regime succeeds in capturing gender equality from the feminist movement, making the Serbian Orthodox Church, at the same time, the most unlikely ally in the state gender equality for show. PB - Routledge T2 - Religion, Gender, and Populism in the Mediterranean T1 - Gender Equality for Show: Serbian Performative Europeanization SP - 88 EP - 105 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rifdt_3689 ER -
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Zaharijević, A.,& Antonijević, Z.. (2024). Gender Equality for Show: Serbian Performative Europeanization. in Religion, Gender, and Populism in the Mediterranean Routledge., 88-105. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rifdt_3689
Zaharijević A, Antonijević Z. Gender Equality for Show: Serbian Performative Europeanization. in Religion, Gender, and Populism in the Mediterranean. 2024;:88-105. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rifdt_3689 .
Zaharijević, Adriana, Antonijević, Zorana, "Gender Equality for Show: Serbian Performative Europeanization" in Religion, Gender, and Populism in the Mediterranean (2024):88-105, https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rifdt_3689 .