Experiences of Female Political Activists from Eastern and Central Europe in Berlin: An Intersectional Analysis
The following article analyzes the experiences of female political activists from Eastern and Central Europe in Berlin. Semi-structured interviews with women (aged 20–35) were conducted and analyzed using the intersectional approach originally proposed by N. Degele and G. Winker. Intersectionality...
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The following article analyzes the experiences of female political activists from Eastern and Central Europe in Berlin. Semi-structured interviews with women (aged 20–35) were conducted and analyzed using the intersectional approach originally proposed by N. Degele and G. Winker. Intersectionality is described as a system of interactions between inequality-creating social structures (power relations), symbolic representations, and identity constructions. All the women who participated in this study describe activism as an important aspect of their identities. For non-German citizens, the activist identity is closely related to the migrant identity and is one of the major reasons they decided to move to Germany. Negative experiences in a country of origin were contrasted with a tolerant activist environment in Berlin. However, German citizens with no negative experiences in their countries of origin also implied a contrast between the “less tolerant East” and “more tolerant West”. The distinction was constructed either as a symbolical representation or articulation of experience of intergenerational conflict.
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| spelling | doaj.art-f2b4c2bfab9847d194133c72acf3e59e2022-12-22T04:22:07ZengVilnius University PressSociologija: Mintis ir Veiksmas1392-33582335-88902022-09-0124910.15388/SocMintVei.2021.2.35Experiences of Female Political Activists from Eastern and Central Europe in Berlin: An Intersectional AnalysisAlisa Sheppental0The Brandenburg University of Technology at Cottbus–Senftenberg, Germany The following article analyzes the experiences of female political activists from Eastern and Central Europe in Berlin. Semi-structured interviews with women (aged 20–35) were conducted and analyzed using the intersectional approach originally proposed by N. Degele and G. Winker. Intersectionality is described as a system of interactions between inequality-creating social structures (power relations), symbolic representations, and identity constructions. All the women who participated in this study describe activism as an important aspect of their identities. For non-German citizens, the activist identity is closely related to the migrant identity and is one of the major reasons they decided to move to Germany. Negative experiences in a country of origin were contrasted with a tolerant activist environment in Berlin. However, German citizens with no negative experiences in their countries of origin also implied a contrast between the “less tolerant East” and “more tolerant West”. The distinction was constructed either as a symbolical representation or articulation of experience of intergenerational conflict. https://www.zurnalai.vu.lt/sociologija-mintis-ir-veiksmas/article/view/29302intersectionalitypolitical activismgendercitizenship |
| spellingShingle | Alisa Sheppental Experiences of Female Political Activists from Eastern and Central Europe in Berlin: An Intersectional Analysis Sociologija: Mintis ir Veiksmas intersectionality political activism gender citizenship |
| title | Experiences of Female Political Activists from Eastern and Central Europe in Berlin: An Intersectional Analysis |
| title_full | Experiences of Female Political Activists from Eastern and Central Europe in Berlin: An Intersectional Analysis |
| title_fullStr | Experiences of Female Political Activists from Eastern and Central Europe in Berlin: An Intersectional Analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Experiences of Female Political Activists from Eastern and Central Europe in Berlin: An Intersectional Analysis |
| title_short | Experiences of Female Political Activists from Eastern and Central Europe in Berlin: An Intersectional Analysis |
| title_sort | experiences of female political activists from eastern and central europe in berlin an intersectional analysis |
| topic | intersectionality political activism gender citizenship |
| url | https://www.zurnalai.vu.lt/sociologija-mintis-ir-veiksmas/article/view/29302 |
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