New book chapter on Albania, socialism, gender, and the environment, by Dorina Pojani
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New book chapter on Albania, socialism, gender, and the environment, by Dorina Pojani

Twentieth-century socialist governments in Europe were notorious for their mechanistic treatment of the natural environment. Nature was viewed as a force to be tamed in order to advance agricultural and industrial production. The inferior treatment of nature matched the treatment of women. This chapter examines the conceptions of ‘environment’ and ‘nature’ during socialism in Albania, … Continue reading

New TR-F article co-authored by Dorina Pojani on car symbolism in post-socialist contexts
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New TR-F article co-authored by Dorina Pojani on car symbolism in post-socialist contexts

This article discusses the mobility intentions of adolescents in Tirana, Albania – one of the least studied areas of Central and Eastern Europe. The main research question – explored through Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) – is whether now, nearly three decades after the demise of state socialism, cars are still considered as a necessity and/or … Continue reading