CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2011
| Author | Pachuku, Mimoza |
|---|---|
| Title | GUESTS OR SISTERS: ALBANIAN WOMEN'S ACTIVISM IN THE THREE NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES (MACEDONIA, KOSOVA AND ALBANIA) |
| Summary | This study uses Floya Anthias’ and Nira Yuval Davis’ theory on women and nation to analyze Albanian women’s activism in three countries (Macedonia, Kosova and Albania) during the period of 1990-2010. Analyzing narratives from twenty interviews conducted with Albanian women from Kosova and Macedonia, I track their activism and the identity negotiation processes (of gender and nation) during the conflicts and their cross-border collaborations. The first chapter examines collaborations, tensions and divisions between the women, when trying to establish a transnational Albanian Women’s Alliance. While the second examines the intersection of the identity negotiation processes of women who challenged the roles of “passive actors in conflict times” and used the “national cause” to challenge the male dominated areas (such as political structures and nation-building processes). The last chapter gives an overview from a transnational perspective on how the transformation of “hard” to “soft” borders between the bordering countries, impacts women and the future aspirations for “Great Albania”. |
| Supervisor | Peto, Andrea |
| Department | Gender Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2011/pacuku_mimoza.pdf |
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