University of Belgrade, Serbia.
Third World Q. 2010;31(6):955-70. doi: 10.1080/01436597.2010.502728.
This article argues that nationalism has connected religion with secular politics in Serbia but that their rapprochement has been a gradual process. In order to demonstrate the transition from a limited influence of religion on politics to a much tighter relationship between the two, this article discusses the abortion legislation reform and the introduction of religious education in public schools, respectively. It argues that, while illustrative of different types of connection between religion and politics, these two issues had similar implications for gender equality-they produced discourses that recreated and justified patriarchal social norms. After religion gained access to public institutions, its (patriarchal) discourses on gender were considerably empowered. The article points to some tangible evidence of a re-traditionalisation and re-patriarchalisation of gender roles within the domestic realm in Serbia.
本文认为，在塞尔维亚，民族主义将宗教与世俗政治联系在一起，但它们的融合是一个渐进的过程。为了展示宗教对政治影响的转变，本文分别讨论了堕胎立法改革和公立学校开设宗教教育的问题。文章认为，尽管这两个问题代表了宗教与政治联系的不同类型，但它们对性别平等都有类似的影响——它们制造了再现和证明父权制社会规范的话语。在宗教进入公共机构后，其关于性别的话语（父权制的）得到了极大的强化。本文指出，在塞尔维亚国内，性别角色的传统化和父权制在一定程度上有所加强。
