Modernisierung der Universität Wien? – Sozialwissenschaftliche Geschlechterforschung an der Alma Mater Rudolphina Vindobonensis

Sauer, Birgit; Flicker, Eva

doi:10.14220/9783737004152.225

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“…Affirmative action and equality policies became legal instruments to improve the situation of women at Austrian Universities (Sauer et al, 2012). This favorable and open environment at the federal government level, as well as at the level of the (then founded) Ministry for Science trickled down to the university level and opened a window of opportunity for the establishment of women's and gender studies (Sauer and Flicker, 2015).…”

Section: The History: the Process Of Institutionalizing Women's And Gmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Hence, since the 1970s the struggle for women's representation in academia has been clearly connected to the struggle for women's studies, a trend that is not only typical of Austrian Universities (for Austria: Sauer and Flicker, 2015;Hämmerle and Hauch, 2015; for other countries see: Eyre et al, 2003;Dahlerup, 2010;Bayes, 2012). Again, women's studies are therefore highly politicized and still often seen as merely 'politics' and not science.…”

Section: The History: the Process Of Institutionalizing Women's And Gmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The Referat Genderforschung hosts the interdisciplinary M.A. Gender Studies (Sauer and Flicker, 2015).…”

Section: The History: the Process Of Institutionalizing Women's And Gmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Whereas political science has a long history in the higher-education provision of many countries, it was only in the early 1970s that it became a feature of the provision in Austria. Not only is Austria a latecomer to the political science profession, but it is also home to a rather small political science community with there only being three universities which have established political science departments: Innsbruck, Salzburg and Vienna. Today two university political science departments have mainstreamed gender into their curriculum, with this being the result of the success of feminist entrepreneurs in these departments. The provision at the University of Vienna is typified by one where professors, associates and external lecturers contribute to the curriculum in gender political science. This state of affairs is, however, far from secure as the Bologna process, the transformation toward an entrepreneurial university as well as budget cuts challenge these institutionalizations. This article seeks to explain this mixed picture through an analysis of the recent state of the art of teaching and gender research in Austrian political science before proceeding to point out the favorable factors which fostered the establishment of gender studies in Political Science. Finally, the article builds on the recent challenging conditions which jeopardizes gender studies within the discipline.

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Section: The History: the Process Of Institutionalizing Women's And Gmentioning

confidence: 99%