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European citizenship in the context of gender equality legislation in Eastern European countries: the case of Croatia

Since the late 1970s there has been a significant growth in theoretical and empirical work in fields related to gender, law, citizenship and rights. This work has proceeded together with efforts by women's movements worldwide to advance programmes of reform aimed at securing gender equality in the spheres of law, politics and social rights. While there are many shared analytical concerns and common themes in this growing international corpus, there are also noticeable regional differences in theoretical orientation and empirical focus which reflect regional specificities. To some degree, research priorities are shaped by the prevailing political and policy climate of the region or country under study, and the analysis of legal processes requires due appreciation of the situated nature of justice. In recent years, debates over women's rights have become more intensely regionalised, demanding closer scrutiny of the particular context within which they are framed and fought for. In what follows, the focus will be on the ways in which the Eastern European views on gender equality and citizenship rights in the case of Croatia have contributed to the advancement of gender justice. In recent decades there has been remarkable progress across the region in women's rights. However, this must be understood as emanating from the context of a particularly favourable opportunity: although this gave momentum to the reform process, it also imposed definite limits on its advance.

European citizenship, gender equality, sex discrimination, political rights, EU enlargement

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