Domestic Politics

Feminist Perspectives on the World Economic Crises of 1929 and 2008

Abstract

The current politics of austerity in response to the economic crisis are by no means unique in the 20th and early 21st century history. In this article we ask for parallels and differences of the World Economic Crises of 1929 and 2008, their evolvement and impact as well as for the respective political strategies from a feminist perspective. Therefore we refer to feminist analyses, articles and essays on the current crisis as well as from the interwar period. The spatial focus of the comparison is on Austria and Germany.