Why Have there Been no Founding Mothers of Europe?

• Autorzy: Agnieszka K. Cianciara

Warianty tytułu

Dlaczego nie było Matek Założycielek Europy?

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Women seem strangely absent in the process of European integration, or rather, in the dominant narratives that shape our understanding of how a united Europe was created. The historiography of European integration is populated by founding fathers, but there are hardly any founding mothers in sight. Drawing on the famous essay by feminist art historian Linda Nochlin (Why have there been no great women artists? 1971), this article makes a threefold contribution to the literature: first, it outlines the pitfalls of the feminist urge to '(re)discover' women; second, it investigates the 'founding fathers' as a social construct; and, finally, it highlights the key role of institutional opportunity structures for women's participation in politics. (original abstract)

Kobiety wydają się dziwnie nieobecne w procesie integracji europejskiej, albo raczej w dominujących narracjach kształtujących nasze rozumienie tego, w jaki sposób powstawała zjednoczona Europa. Historiografię integracji europejskiej zaludniają ojcowie założyciele, a jest niezwykle trudno trafić na matki założycielki. Niniejszy artykuł, inspirowany słynnym esejem feministycznej historyczki sztuki Lindy Nochlin ( Why have there been no great women artists? 1971), stanowi wkład do literatury przedmiotu w trzech wymiarach: po pierwsze, wskazuje na pułapki feministycznego pędu do "odkrywania" kobiet; po drugie, analizuje "ojców założycieli" jako konstrukt społeczny; po trzecie, podkreśla kluczową rolę instytucjonalnych struktur szans dla udziału kobiet w polityce. (abstrakt oryginalny)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Feminism; Woman; Professional position of women; Role of women in politics

PL

Feminizm; Kobieta; Pozycja zawodowa kobiet; Rola kobiet w polityce

• Czasopismo: Sprawy Międzynarodowe
• Rocznik: 2022
• Tom: 75
• Numer: nr 1
• Strony: 61--82

Twórcy

autor

Agnieszka K. Cianciara

• Instytut Studiów Politycznych PAN

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DOI

10.35757/sm.2022.75.1.02