Syllabus/achievement requirements

Titles marked with * are from books that have to be purchased

1. Introduction

* Rosenbeck, Bente i Fehr, Drude von der et al. (eds.), : Is there a Nordic Feminism? Nordic feminist thought on culture and society, 1998. London: UCL Press. pp 344-357. (24 p.).

Widerberg, Karin i: Acta Sociologica 43 (4), 2000. “Harriet Holter: A Pioneer in Gender Studies and Sociology” 413-420. (7 p.).

2. Theories on gender

* Haavind, Hanne i Fehr, Drude von der et al. (eds.): Is there a Nordic Feminism? Nordic feminist thought on culture and society, 1998. London: UCL Press. “Understanding women in the psychological mode: the challenge from the experiences of Nordic women” pp 243-271. (29 p.) .

* Ve, Hildur i Fehr, Drude von der et al. (eds.): Is there a Nordic Feminism? Nordic feminist thought on culture and society, 1998. London: UCL Press. “Rationality and identity in Norwegian feminism” pp 325-343. (14 p.).

Nielsen, Harriet Bjerrum i: Childhood 11 (2), 2004. “European Gender Lessons: Girls and boys at scout camps in Denmark, Portugal, Russia and Slovakia” 207-226. (20 p.) .

Rönnblom, Malin i Christensen, Hilda Rømer et al (eds.): Crossing Borders. , 2004. Odense: University Press of Southern Denmark. “Contrasting Discourses of Gender-Equality. Local Women’s Groups acing Established Politics” pp 151-167. (17 p.) .

Schunter-Kleemann, Susanne i: NORA, (2) , 1995. “Welfare states and family policies in the European countries” 74-86. (13 p.) .

3. Gender politics and equality politics

Rossilli, Mariagracia: Gender Policies in the European Union, 2000. New York: Peter Lang. “Introduction: The European Union’s Gender Politics.” Rossilli, Maraigrazia (ed.) pp 1-19. (20 p.) .

* Borchorst, Anette i Bergquist, Christina et al. (eds.): Equal Democracies? Gender and Politics in the Nordic Countries. , 1999. Oslo: Scandinavian University Press. pp 161-166. (5 p.), pp 167-189. (23 p.), pp 190-207. (18 p.).

* Pincus, Ingrid and Janneke van der Ros in Bergquist, Christina et al. (eds.). : Equal Democracies? Gender and Politics in the Nordic Countries. , 1999. Oslo: Scandinavian University Press. “A question of political will? The state, local authorities and equal status policy”. pp 209-232. (25 p.).

Teigen, Mari in: NORA 8 (2): , 2000. ”The affirmative action controversy”, 63-77. (14 p.).

The Royal Ministry of Children and Family Affairs, Norway: The Norwegian Gender Equality Act. , 2000. (7 p.).

The Royal Ministry of Children and Family Affairs, Norway: Gender mainstreaming in Norway: Guide to gender impact assessment of Government policy, 2000. (4 p.).

Kjelstad, Randi in Kautto, Mikko et al. : Nordic Welfare States in the European Context, 2001. London: Routledge. “Gender policies and gender equality”. pp 66-97. (32 p.).

4. Gendered division of labour and reconciliation of paid work and family obligations

Dahl, Tove Stang in Holter, Harriet (ed.). : Patriarchy in a Welfare Society , 1984. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. “Women’s Right to Money”, pp 46-66. (20 p.).

Ellingsæter, Anne Lise: NORA, 2-3 (7), 1999. “Women’s right to work: The interplay of state, market and women’s agency”, 109-123. (15 p.).

Haavind, Hanne in Holter, Harriet, (ed.). : Patriarchy in a Welfare Society. , 1984. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. “Love and Power in Marriage”, pp 136-167. (32 p.).

Leira, Arnlaug (ed.): Working parents and the welfare state. Family change and policy reform in Scandinavia, 2002. “Introduction: changes in the social order” and “Childcare as a social right: family change and political reform”, pp 1-14, 132-149. (33 p.) .

Brandt, Berit, Elin Kvande: Work, Employment and Society 15 (2), 2001. ”Flexible Work and Flexible Fathers”, pp 251-267. (19 p.).

Bertone, Chiara in Christensen, Hilda Rømer et al (eds.): Crossing Borders, 2004. Odense: University Press of Southern Denmark. . “Feminist Perspectives on Fathers’ Leave: A Cross-country Comparison”, pp 289-306. (16 p.).

Eriksson, Maria: NORA, 1 (10), 2002. “Men’s violence, men’s parenting and gender politics in Sweden”, 6-15. (10 p.) .

5. Work: organisations and gender equality policies

* Jensen, Hanne Nexø in Fehr, Drude von der et al. (eds.): Is there a Nordic Feminism? Nordic feminist thought on culture and society. , 1998. London: UCL Press. “Gender as the dynamo: when public organizations have to change”, pp 161-175. (16 p.) .

* Ericsson, Kjersti in Fehr, Drude von der et al. (eds.): Is there a Nordic Feminism? Nordic feminist thought on culture and society, 1998. London: UCL Press. “Sexual harassment and the genderization of work ", pp 176-196. (21 p.) .

Kvande, Elin in: NORA, 1 (10), 2002 . “Doing masculinity in women’s worlds: men working as pre-school teachers and hairdressers”, 16-25. (10 p.) .

Rogg, Elisabet: NORA, 3 (9), 2001. “Passion and pain in Academia", 154-161. (8 p.).

Husu, Liisa in: NORA, 3 (9), 2001. “On metaphors on the position of women in academia and science", 172-181. (10 p.).

6. Political participation and representation

Lovenduski, Joni in Rossilli, Mariagrazia (ed.): Gender Policies in the European Union, 2000. New York: Peter Lang. “Change in Women’s Political Representation”, pp 87- 104. (18 p.) .

* Christensen, Ann-Dorte and Nina C. Raaum in Bergquist, Christina et al. (eds.): Equal Democracies? Gender and Politics in the Nordic Countries, 1999. Oslo: Scandinavian University Press. “Models of political mobilisation”, pp 17-26. (10 p.).

* Raaum, Nina C. in Bergquist, Christina et al. (eds.): Equal Democracies? Gender and Politics in the Nordic Countries, 1999. Oslo: Scandinavian University Press, pp 27-47. (21 p.). pp 27-47. (21 p.), pp 48-64. (17 p.).

* Christensen, Ann-Dorte in Bergquist, Christina et al. (eds.): Equal Democracies? Gender and Politics in the Nordic Countries, 1999. Oslo: Scandinavian University Press. “Women in the political parties”., pp 65-87. (23 p.) .

7. Ethnical relations/Human Rights

Stoltz, Pauline: Crossing Borders, 2004. Odense: University Press of Southern Denmark. ”Who are ’we’ to tell? Black, Immigrant and Refugee Women and the Politics of Analysing Feminist Movements”, pp 309-325. (14 p.).

Gressgård, Randi, Christine M. Jacobsen : NORA, 2 (11) , 2003. “Questions of gender in a multicultural society”, 69-77. (9 s.) .

Longva, Anh Nga in Grete, Brochmann, (ed.). : The Multicultural Challenge Comparative Social Research, (22), 2003. “The Trouble with Difference: Gender, Ethnicity and Norwegian Social Democracy”, 153-175. (23 p.).

8. Love and Sexuality

Nielsen, Harriet Bjerrum, Monica Rudberg: The European Journal of Women’s Studies, 7 (4), 2000. “Gender, Love and Education in Three Generations. The Way Out and Up”, .

Kleven, Kari Vik: NORA, 1 (2), 1993. “Girl culture as a chastity belt”, 90-104. (16 p.).

Bech, Henning: Sosiologisk årbok, (1), 2004. “The Gender Game”, 47-98. (52 p.).

Månsson, Sven-Axel in Pease, Bob, Keith Pringle, (eds): A Man´s World? Changing Men´s Practices in a Globalized World. , 2001. London: Zed Books. “Men´s Practices in Prostitution. The Case of Sweden", pp.135-149. (15 p.).

Löfström, Jan in Löfström, Jan, (ed.): Scandinavian Homosexualities. Essays on Gay and Lesbian Studies, 1998. New York: Hayworth Press. . “Introduction: Sketching the Framework for a History and Sociology of Homosexualities in the Nordic Countries”, pp 1-15. (13 p.) .

Lützen, Karen in Löfström, Jan, (ed.): Scandinavian Homosexualities. Essays on Gay and Lesbian Studies, 1998. New York: Hayworth Press. “Gay and Lesbian Politics: Assimilation or Subversion: A Danish Perspective”, pp 233-243. (11 p.).

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