Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Central and Eastern Europe: A Multidisciplinary Approach Beyond Borders

This book sheds light onto the complexities of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) within Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), a region rich in history and cultural variety, yet underrepresented in DEI studies. Focusing on DEI issues from a translocal perspective, it explores the interplay between historical legacies and contemporary challenges, examines DEI in the workplace, and addresses various intersectionalities of gender, sexuality, ethnicity, and ability in the context of CEE region.

Engaging with current debates on globalization, migration, nationalism, and the socio-political dynamics of inclusion and exclusion, this work brings regional specificities into broader scholarly and policy discussions while challenging the predominantly Western-centric discourse in DEI scholarship.

This volume will appeal to researchers in business as well as the social sciences seeking a deeper understanding of DEI within CEE, encouraging a nuanced approach to studying and addressing equity and inclusion in a region with a complex historical and contemporary landscape. It also enriches the global discourse on DEI, serving as a crucial resource for developing context-specific strategies to enhance inclusivity in Central and Eastern Europe.

Anna M. Górska is Assistant Professor in the Human Resources Department and Director of Women and Diversity in Organizations Research Center at Kozminski University, Poland. Her recent work centers around higher education institutions from perspective of neoliberalism and gender.

Barbara Czarniawska was Professor Emerita at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Her research took a feminist and constructionist perspective on organizing, exploring such phenomena as the robotization of work, organizing integration, and personnel management of spies.

Monika Kostera is Professor at University of Warsaw, Poland, and Visiting Professor at Södertörn University (Sweden), Rennes Université (France), and Université Paris Nanterre (France). Her research focuses on organizational imagination, disalienated work, and organizational ethnography