Post-Communist Feminism in Germany
Equality and Difference in the Party of Democratic Socialism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3623244 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Pamela Fisher (0000-0002-7121-5485, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 68-91 |
| Publication date | 2002-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | German Politics & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1045-0300 • E-ISSN: 1558-5441 |
| Publisher | Berghahn Books (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3167/104503002782385525 |
| OpenAlex | W2096206861 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 2 |
In December 1989, the ruling communist party of East Germany,the Socialist Unity Party (SED), was reconstituted when it adopted thename Socialist Unity Party-Party of Democratic Socialism (SED-PDS),which was simplified on 4 February 1990 to the Party of DemocraticSocialism.1 The brand of Marxism-Leninism that had prevailed in theGerman Democratic Republic (GDR) appeared to be irredeemablydiscredited, and the new leadership of this successor party wasobliged to create an alternative vision of socialism and to redefinetheir political goals. The PDS program of 1990,2 with its clear adoptionof a feminist agenda, constituted a breach with the party's politicalpast. Whereas the Marxist-Leninist theory underpinning SEDpolicy had been based on the principle that inequality is economicallydetermined, the new PDS program acknowledged patriarchyas a separate issue
Capitalism · Communism · Communist state · Democracy · Marxist philosophy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Socialism · Sociology · State socialism · Trotskyism · Types of socialism · Communism, Protests, Social Movements · European history and politics · German History and Society · Law
| Citations per year | 0.1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2005 - 2010 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |