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"Collection of articles on academic feminism, gender relations and history in the Basque Country"--Provided by publisher

What concepts of 'gender' and 'diversity' emerge in the different regions and pertinent research and practical fields? On the back drop of current European developments – from the deregulation of economy, a shrinking welfare state to the dissolution and reinforcement of borders – the book examines the development of Gender and Diversity Studies in different European regions as well as beyond and focuses on central fields of theoretical reflection, empirical research and practical implementation policies and politics.

Abstract
Research on African women and gender studies has grown substantially to a position where African-centered gender theories and praxis contribute to theorizing on global feminist scholarship. Africanist scholars in this field have explored new areas such as transnational and multiracial feminisms, both of which address the complex and interlocking conditions that impact women's lives and produce oppression, opportunity and privilege. In addition, emergent African-centered research on women and gender explores those critical areas of research frequently addressed in the global North which have historically been ignored or marginalized in the African context such as family, work, social and political movements, sexuality, health, technology, migration, and popular culture. This article examines these developments in African gender studies scholarship and highlights the contributions that new research on understudied linguistic populations, masculinity, migration, political development and social movements and the virtual world are making to global feminist discourse.

Biographical note: Elke Kleinau (Dr. phil.) ist Professorin für Historische Bildungsforschung und Gender History an der Universität zu Köln. Dirk Schulz (Dr. phil.) ist Geschäftsführer der zentralen wissenschaftlichen Einrichtung GeStiK (Gender Studies in Köln) an der Universität zu Köln. Susanne Völker (Dr. phil.) ist geschäftsführende Direktorin und wissenschaftliche Leiterin von GeStiK (Gender Studies in Köln) sowie Professorin für Methoden der Bildungs- und Sozialforschung und der Gender Studies an der Universität zu Köln.