Kadri Aavik
Biographic Data
| ID | 249583 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kadri Aavik |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kadri |
| FAMILY NAME | Aavik |
| SIGNATURE | AAVIK K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tallinn University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7028-5927 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 22 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Men, masculinities, and the planet at the end of (M)Anthropocene: Ecological/social/economic/political relations, processes and consequences
The role of primary care providers in supporting more sustainable lifestyles: Experiences and expectations of vegan parents
There is growing evidence of the harms caused by the mass production and consumption of animal products and the benefits of plant-based diets - ethically, environmentally, and for human health. While human and planetary health are increasingly viewed as interconnected, the healthcare system remains largely anthropocentric and disengaged from sustainability goals. Given its influential role, the healthcare system can either support or hinder the a…
Linking Men, Masculinities and Non-Human Animals in the Capitalocene: Implications for Critical Studies on Men and Masculinities
This article critically examines links between men, masculinities and non-human animals in the Capitalocene, where humanity's exploitation and commodification of other forms of life have led to ecological breakdown and other crises on a planetary scale. While some recent work in CSMM has discussed men and masculinities from posthumanist perspectives, specific engagement with non-human animals and animality remains largely absent. To examine these…
The gender pay gap—What's the problem represented to be? Analyzing the discourses of Estonian employers, employees, and state officials on pay equality
The gender pay gap (GPG) remains significant in most countries and is a key indicator of gender inequality in society. Qualitative research on the GPG is scarce, yet, qualitative perspectives on the GPG are valuable as the ways in which the GPG is understood and talked about shape actions to tackle it. This article focuses on how the GPG is represented in the context of work and organizations, inspired by the “What's the Problem Represented to be…
Contesting Anthropocentric Masculinities Through Veganism: Lived Experiences of Vegan Men
This book offers novel empirical and theoretical insights into understanding men’s veganism and the links between veganism and masculinity
Contesting Anthropocentric Masculinities Through Veganism: Lived Experiences of Vegan Men
Negotiating neoliberalism in the private sphere: Narratives of Estonian single mothers
Most studies on the processes and effects of neoliberalization concentrate on the public sphere. Some feminist scholars argue that young middle class women are increasingly becoming the bearers of neoliberalism – encouraged to achieve success in multiple areas of life. There is, however, a lack of empirical research on how women engage with neoliberal ideals in post-socialist settings. This article draws on 25 interviews with single mothers in Es…
Priorities for social science and humanities research on the challenges of moving beyond animal-based food systems
Increasingly high-profile research is being undertaken into the socio-environmental challenges associated with the over-production and consumption of food from animals. Transforming food systems to mitigate climate change and hidden hunger, ensure food security and good health all point to reducing animal-based foods as a key lever. Moving beyond animal-based food systems is a societal grand challenge requiring coordinated international research …
Vegan Men’s Food and Health Practices: A Recipe for a More Health-Conscious Masculinity
In the age of the Anthropocene, questions of ecological sustainability, animal ethics, and human health are intimately entangled. From a gender perspective, compared to women, men’s diets tend to be less healthy and sustainable. This is linked to worse health outcomes for men. Therefore, alternative, more ethical ways of eating that have the potential to improve men’s health and well-being and simultaneously contribute to better public health and…
Developing a Social-Ecological Model for Promoting Physical Activity Among Older Adults Based on the Experiences of 50+ Adults
Various programs have been developed in different countries to encourage physical activity (PA) of older adults; however, older adults themselves have rarely been included in the development of such interventions. This article explores the meanings that people aged 50 years and above attribute to PA and their own engagement in PA, in the framework of a social-ecological model (SEM). In particular, we focus on the motivations and barriers they ide…
Institutional resistance to veganism: Constructing vegan bodies as deviant in medical encounters in Estonia
This article examines institutional resistance to veganism, with a focus on the medical system. Based on a qualitative analysis of vegans' accounts of medical encounters in Estonia, collected via an online questionnaire, I argue that the vegan body is socially constructed as a deviant entity by medical professionals. I suggest that the medical professionals' perceptions of vegans are based less on the actual conditions of their bodies but more on…
Crafting neoliberal futures in the strategic plans of Estonian universities
Responding to Ethnicity-Based Stigmatisation: The Case of Russian-Speaking Women in Estonia; Pp. 25–44
This article examines how ethnic minorities negotiate ethnicity-based boundaries and deal with stigmatisation. This is exemplified by the case of the Russian-speaking women in Estonia. To arrive at a more comprehensive understanding of expressions of ethnicity and responses to stigmatisation, we follow an intersectional approach, considering how constructions of ethnicity and reactions to stigmatisation are gendered. This study adds a gender dime…
The animal advocacy movement in the Baltic states: Links to other social justice issues and possibilities for intersectional activism
This article focuses on the animal advocacy movement (AAM) in the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Taking an intersectional perspective, I examine whether and how key animal activists in the Baltics see links between animal rights and other social justice issues. I also consider how the movement communicates its messages to the general public in settings where ideas around animal justice and possibilities for animal advocacy ar…
The most important decisions are made in the sauna: The role of social capital in creating intersectional privilege in the career narratives of Estonian male managers
This article contributes to discussions on social capital in relation to masculinities, as it explores how talking about relying on social capital legitimates and normalises the hegemonic status of intersectionally privileged unmarked groups. This is examined through narratives of ethnic Estonian male managers. The narratives suggest that while these managers make use of social capital as a resource available to them in securing work-related succ…
Contesting Anthropocentric Masculinities Through Veganism: Lived Experiences of Vegan Men
This book offers novel empirical and theoretical insights into understanding men’s veganism and the links between veganism and masculinity
Crafting neoliberal futures in the strategic plans of Estonian universities
Institutional resistance to veganism: Constructing vegan bodies as deviant in medical encounters in Estonia
This article examines institutional resistance to veganism, with a focus on the medical system. Based on a qualitative analysis of vegans' accounts of medical encounters in Estonia, collected via an online questionnaire, I argue that the vegan body is socially constructed as a deviant entity by medical professionals. I suggest that the medical professionals' perceptions of vegans are based less on the actual conditions of their bodies but more on…
The most important decisions are made in the sauna: The role of social capital in creating intersectional privilege in the career narratives of Estonian male managers
This article contributes to discussions on social capital in relation to masculinities, as it explores how talking about relying on social capital legitimates and normalises the hegemonic status of intersectionally privileged unmarked groups. This is examined through narratives of ethnic Estonian male managers. The narratives suggest that while these managers make use of social capital as a resource available to them in securing work-related succ…
Linking Men, Masculinities and Non-Human Animals in the Capitalocene: Implications for Critical Studies on Men and Masculinities
This article critically examines links between men, masculinities and non-human animals in the Capitalocene, where humanity's exploitation and commodification of other forms of life have led to ecological breakdown and other crises on a planetary scale. While some recent work in CSMM has discussed men and masculinities from posthumanist perspectives, specific engagement with non-human animals and animality remains largely absent. To examine these…
The gender pay gap—What's the problem represented to be? Analyzing the discourses of Estonian employers, employees, and state officials on pay equality
The gender pay gap (GPG) remains significant in most countries and is a key indicator of gender inequality in society. Qualitative research on the GPG is scarce, yet, qualitative perspectives on the GPG are valuable as the ways in which the GPG is understood and talked about shape actions to tackle it. This article focuses on how the GPG is represented in the context of work and organizations, inspired by the “What's the Problem Represented to be…
Negotiating neoliberalism in the private sphere: Narratives of Estonian single mothers
Most studies on the processes and effects of neoliberalization concentrate on the public sphere. Some feminist scholars argue that young middle class women are increasingly becoming the bearers of neoliberalism – encouraged to achieve success in multiple areas of life. There is, however, a lack of empirical research on how women engage with neoliberal ideals in post-socialist settings. This article draws on 25 interviews with single mothers in Es…
The most important decisions are made in the sauna: The role of social capital in creating intersectional privilege in the career narratives of Estonian male managers
This article contributes to discussions on social capital in relation to masculinities, as it explores how talking about relying on social capital legitimates and normalises the hegemonic status of intersectionally privileged unmarked groups. This is examined through narratives of ethnic Estonian male managers. The narratives suggest that while these managers make use of social capital as a resource available to them in securing work-related succ…
Responding to Ethnicity-Based Stigmatisation: The Case of Russian-Speaking Women in Estonia; Pp. 25–44
This article examines how ethnic minorities negotiate ethnicity-based boundaries and deal with stigmatisation. This is exemplified by the case of the Russian-speaking women in Estonia. To arrive at a more comprehensive understanding of expressions of ethnicity and responses to stigmatisation, we follow an intersectional approach, considering how constructions of ethnicity and reactions to stigmatisation are gendered. This study adds a gender dime…
The animal advocacy movement in the Baltic states: Links to other social justice issues and possibilities for intersectional activism
This article focuses on the animal advocacy movement (AAM) in the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Taking an intersectional perspective, I examine whether and how key animal activists in the Baltics see links between animal rights and other social justice issues. I also consider how the movement communicates its messages to the general public in settings where ideas around animal justice and possibilities for animal advocacy ar…
Crafting neoliberal futures in the strategic plans of Estonian universities
Priorities for social science and humanities research on the challenges of moving beyond animal-based food systems
Increasingly high-profile research is being undertaken into the socio-environmental challenges associated with the over-production and consumption of food from animals. Transforming food systems to mitigate climate change and hidden hunger, ensure food security and good health all point to reducing animal-based foods as a key lever. Moving beyond animal-based food systems is a societal grand challenge requiring coordinated international research …
Vegan Men’s Food and Health Practices: A Recipe for a More Health-Conscious Masculinity
In the age of the Anthropocene, questions of ecological sustainability, animal ethics, and human health are intimately entangled. From a gender perspective, compared to women, men’s diets tend to be less healthy and sustainable. This is linked to worse health outcomes for men. Therefore, alternative, more ethical ways of eating that have the potential to improve men’s health and well-being and simultaneously contribute to better public health and…
Developing a Social-Ecological Model for Promoting Physical Activity Among Older Adults Based on the Experiences of 50+ Adults
Various programs have been developed in different countries to encourage physical activity (PA) of older adults; however, older adults themselves have rarely been included in the development of such interventions. This article explores the meanings that people aged 50 years and above attribute to PA and their own engagement in PA, in the framework of a social-ecological model (SEM). In particular, we focus on the motivations and barriers they ide…
Institutional resistance to veganism: Constructing vegan bodies as deviant in medical encounters in Estonia
This article examines institutional resistance to veganism, with a focus on the medical system. Based on a qualitative analysis of vegans' accounts of medical encounters in Estonia, collected via an online questionnaire, I argue that the vegan body is socially constructed as a deviant entity by medical professionals. I suggest that the medical professionals' perceptions of vegans are based less on the actual conditions of their bodies but more on…
Negotiating neoliberalism in the private sphere: Narratives of Estonian single mothers
Most studies on the processes and effects of neoliberalization concentrate on the public sphere. Some feminist scholars argue that young middle class women are increasingly becoming the bearers of neoliberalism – encouraged to achieve success in multiple areas of life. There is, however, a lack of empirical research on how women engage with neoliberal ideals in post-socialist settings. This article draws on 25 interviews with single mothers in Es…
The gender pay gap—What's the problem represented to be? Analyzing the discourses of Estonian employers, employees, and state officials on pay equality
The gender pay gap (GPG) remains significant in most countries and is a key indicator of gender inequality in society. Qualitative research on the GPG is scarce, yet, qualitative perspectives on the GPG are valuable as the ways in which the GPG is understood and talked about shape actions to tackle it. This article focuses on how the GPG is represented in the context of work and organizations, inspired by the “What's the Problem Represented to be…
Contesting Anthropocentric Masculinities Through Veganism: Lived Experiences of Vegan Men
This book offers novel empirical and theoretical insights into understanding men’s veganism and the links between veganism and masculinity
Contesting Anthropocentric Masculinities Through Veganism: Lived Experiences of Vegan Men
Men, masculinities, and the planet at the end of (M)Anthropocene: Ecological/social/economic/political relations, processes and consequences
The role of primary care providers in supporting more sustainable lifestyles: Experiences and expectations of vegan parents
There is growing evidence of the harms caused by the mass production and consumption of animal products and the benefits of plant-based diets - ethically, environmentally, and for human health. While human and planetary health are increasingly viewed as interconnected, the healthcare system remains largely anthropocentric and disengaged from sustainability goals. Given its influential role, the healthcare system can either support or hinder the a…
Linking Men, Masculinities and Non-Human Animals in the Capitalocene: Implications for Critical Studies on Men and Masculinities
This article critically examines links between men, masculinities and non-human animals in the Capitalocene, where humanity's exploitation and commodification of other forms of life have led to ecological breakdown and other crises on a planetary scale. While some recent work in CSMM has discussed men and masculinities from posthumanist perspectives, specific engagement with non-human animals and animality remains largely absent. To examine these…
Sociology (11 works) · Political science (7 works) · Gender Studies (6 works) · Social science (6 works) · Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Ecology (4 works) · Gender Diversity and Inequality (4 works) · Qualitative research (4 works)