Papers by Alexandra Hrycak
Ukrainian Americans
Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society, 2008
Advances in Gender Research, 2007
Studies in East European Thought, 2009
This article broadens understanding of the role that East European intellectuals have played in b... more This article broadens understanding of the role that East European intellectuals have played in building foundations for democratic institutions and practices over the past two decades. Drawing on Habermas' writings on the public sphere, we use interviews conducted with founders of women's and gender studies centers, professional women's NGOs and Internet forums to examine the establishment of new micro-contexts for civic engagement and critical debate in Ukraine. Three main types of indigenous feminist micro-public are identified: academic, professional and virtual. Through an analysis of these micro-publics as well as the works of writer Oksana Zabuzhko, we explore the articulation and legitimation of a ''national feminist'' standpoint that draws upon feminism to criticize populist understandings of national history and civic belonging. We contribute to studies of democratization and transition by suggesting how small groups of critical intellectuals (locally called ''tusovky'') acted as microfoundations of civil society. By supporting local engagement with Western critical theory, these small groups helped to create a new infrastructure for engaging intellectuals in the pluralization and diversification of public life.
Women's Social Activism in the New Ukraine by Sarah D. Phillips
PoLAR: Political and Legal Anthropology Review, 2000
This book review is part of an interdisciplinary special issue of PoLAR titled At Disciplinary E... more This book review is part of an interdisciplinary special issue of PoLAR titled At Disciplinary Edges. We asked scholars to review books from disciplines other than the ones in which they were trained or taught. The author of this book review, Alexandra Hrycak, teaches in ...
Journal of Communist Studies and Transition Politics, 2007
Journal of Ukrainian Studies, 2001
Soviet women first began entering public life in large numbers during the political upheaval of t... more Soviet women first began entering public life in large numbers during the political upheaval of the late 1980s. Small networks of Ukrainian women became involved in initiating movements for freedom of conscience, religious tolerance, and national rights. The first ...
Problems of Post-Communism, 2005
ALEXANDRA HRYCAK is an associate professor of sociology at Reed College. This article benefited f... more ALEXANDRA HRYCAK is an associate professor of sociology at Reed College. This article benefited from the support of various organizations and people. She thanks the International Research and Exchanges Board, Reed College, and the Levine Fund for financial support of her ...
East European Politics and Societies, 2006
East European Politics & Societies, 2011
A gender analytic perspective is used to explore the outcomes of the 2010 Ukrainian presidential ... more A gender analytic perspective is used to explore the outcomes of the 2010 Ukrainian presidential elections. Gender differences within the Tymoshenko and Yanukovych electorates are assessed at the regional level through exit poll data. Comparisons to the outcome of the 2004 presidential election show that the 2010 elections exhibited very different gendered patterns of electoral support. The exit polls suggest that Tymoshenko lost due to "gender bias"-she failed to receive the support of a substantial number of men who voted for Yushchenko in 2004. Meanwhile, Yanukovych achieved victory despite a substantial decline in support among female voters.
Canadian-American Slavic Studies, 2010
Th is project was made possible through grants from the International Research and Exchanges Boar... more Th is project was made possible through grants from the International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) and Reed College. I am grateful to my funders as well as to the many people who have generously helped me with information and encouragement, in particular, the women scholars and activists I interviewed in the course of my research trips. Finally, I thank Serhy Yekelchyk for organizing this special issue and two anonymous reviewers for suggestions on how to clarify my analysis.
UKRAINIAN STUDIES, 1997
Publication of this volume has been made possible by the generous support of Ukrainian studies at... more Publication of this volume has been made possible by the generous support of Ukrainian studies at Harvard University by the Very Rev. Myroslav Oleshko.
Organizing Women in Contemporary Russia: Engendering Transition by Valerie Sperling:Organizing Women in Contemporary Russia: Engendering Transition
American Journal of Sociology, 2001
Abstract In the introduction, Valerie Sperling notes that" Russia's transition from com... more Abstract In the introduction, Valerie Sperling notes that" Russia's transition from communism toward capitalism and a more democratic political arrangement has been both good and bad for women, presenting both obstacles and opportunities for organizing"(p. 7). She ...
Measuring Resemblance in Sequence Data: An Optimal Matching Analysis of Musicians' Careers
American Journal of Sociology, 1990
... Resemblance in Sequence Data: An Optimal Matching Analysis of Musicians9 Careers1 Andrew Abbo... more ... Resemblance in Sequence Data: An Optimal Matching Analysis of Musicians9 Careers1 Andrew Abbott Rutgers University Alexandra Hrycak University ... book was followed by a large literature on formal mod-els of organizational mobility (Stewman 1975; March and March 1977 ...
Journal articles by Alexandra Hrycak
"Women's/feminist activism, Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia" (with Katalin Fábián and Alex Hrycak). 2016. The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Gender and Sexuality Studies, edited by Nancy A. Naples (Wiley Blackwell).
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