CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2012
| Author | Kispeter, Erika |
|---|---|
| Title | Producing Working Mothers: Maternalist Labor Control in a Hungarian Factory |
| Summary | This dissertation examines the gendered work regimes of a Hungarian factory, a local producer which is integrated into transnational production, using the research method of participant observation. The main aim of the project is to analyze the post-state socialist developments in the world of work in Hungary from a feminist and sociological perspective. I carry out my analysis at multiple levels: that of the company, the local and national-level institutional and ideological context as well as the global production networks. My research highlights the embedded nature of gendered production regimes and seeks not only to examine how globalization influences the local, but also how the decisions and actions of local actors, such as workers and managers shape the multiple processes of globalization. The analysis draws on and contributes to three, closely connected sets of scholarly literature: the theory of production politics, feminist theories on gender in production, and the literature on work-family balance. I also reflect on relevant arguments from the expanding body of scholarship on post-state socialist societies. |
| Supervisor | Fodor Eva |
| Department | Gender Studies PhD |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2012/kispeter_erika.pdf |
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