Thinking Differently

Rosi Braidotti is professor of women's studies and director of the Netherlands Research School of Women's Studies at Utrecht University. Her books include Nomadic Subjects (1994) and Patterns of Dissonance (1991). She has also edited many books, including, with Nina Lykke, Between Monsters, Goddesses and Cyborgs (Zed, 1996) and, with others, Women, the Environment and Sustainable Development (Zed, 1993).Gabriele Griffin is professor of gender studies at the University of Hull. She is the co-founding editor of the journal, Feminist Theory. Her publications include HIV/AIDS and Representation: Visibility Blue/s (2000) and, coauthored with L. Aitken, Gender Issues in Elder Abuse (1996).

'This landmark collection shows the important role of feminist scholarship in rethinking post-nationalist identity in Europe - a problematic from which U.S. feminists have much to learn. The introductory essay alone is worth the purchase of the volume for its brilliant analysis of the strengths and limitations of different focuses and styles of thinking in the U.S., northern, and southern Europe. This is a fine teaching text.' Sandra Harding, UCLA 'A crucial step towards a truly transnational perspective in European Women's Studies. This book is a must for researchers, teachers, students, politicians and others interested in European women's studies and gender issues in Europe.' Nina Lykke, Linkoeping University, Sweden

• Introduction: Configuring European Women's Studies - Gabriele Griffin, with Rosi BraidottiPart I: Women as Social and Political Entities1. Feminist Perspectives on the European Welfare State - Harriet Silius2. Single Women - Tuula Gordon3. Women's Human Rights, Equal Opportunities and Biopolitics in Europe - Marina CalloniPart II: Culture and Signification4. Space and Women's Culture - Liana Borghi5. European Feminine Identity and the Idea of Passion in Politics - Elena Pulcini and Luisa Passerini6. Psychoanalysis and Feminism: A European Phenomenon - Maria Serena SapegnoPart III: Identity, Subjectivity and Difference7. Europe after 1989: The Ethnic Wars, Fascistization of Civil Society and Body Politics in Serbia- Zarana Papic8. Identities under Threat on the Eastern Borders - Svetlana Slapsak9. Identity, Subjectivity and Difference: A Critical Genealogy - Rosi BraidottiPart IV: Race and Ethnicity10. Feminism and Anti-semitism - Liliane Kandel11. Diasporic Subjects and Migration in Europe- Sandra Ponzanesi12. Whiteness and European Situatedness - Gabriele Griffin with Rosi BraidottiPart V: Violence Against Women: European Perspectives13. Violence against Women in the European Context: Histories, Prevalences, Theories - Carol Hagemann-White14. Sexual Violence and Ethnic Cleansing - Attacking the Family - Lisa Price15. Violence, Militarism and War - Jalna HanmerPart VI: Sex/Gender Terminology and Its Implications16. The Uses and Abuses of the Sex/Gender Distinction in European Feminist Practices - Rosi BraidottiPart VII: The Rise and Fall of Women's Movements in Europe17. Introduction: Women's Movements and Feminist Research - Ute Gerhard18. The History of the Feminist Movement in France - Fran‡oise Picq19. The Women's Movement in Germany - Ute Gerhard20. The Feminist Movement in Italy - Andreina de Clementi21. Three Waves of Feminism in Denmark - Drude Dahlerup22. Histories of the Women's Movements in Norway - Beatrice Halsaa23. The History of the Hungarian Women's Movement - Andrea Pet"24. Lacking integration: The Relationship between the Women's Movement and Gender/Women's Studies in the Transitional Slovenia - Renata Scribar25. Women's Associations and Education in Spain - Maria Suarez Lafuente