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Latest articles from our group! From Feminist democratic innovations in policy and politics to the regulation of surrogacy across Western Europe, and resilience and gender-structural change in universities.

15 February 2024

Check out the latest publications of our research group! The first one, by Paloma Caravantes and Emanuela Lombardo, examines the potential of feminist democratic innovations in policy and institutional politics…

The Gender Politics of Populist Parties in Southern Europe

13 November 2023

In contemporary politics, the landscape surrounding gender politics is undergoing a notable transformation. This shift is marked by the emergence of opposing alliances centered on issues such as women’s and…

The Future of Gender Regimes online seminar 15 September

9 August 2023

Registrations are open for the launch of the Special Issue of The Future of Gender Regimes! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-future-of-gender-regimes-heidi-gottfried-sylvia-walby-karen-shire-tickets-684656535127 The future of gender regimes – Heidi Gottfried, Sylvia Walby, Karen Shire ‘The…

Latest articles from our group! From ideational approaches to post-adoption policies, to prison policies and gender policies in university

27 July 2023

Check out the latest 2023 publications of our research group! The first two concern prison policies and gender, the third is a thematic section on ideational approaches to post-adoption policies,…

A Southern European model? Gender regime change in Italy and Spain

26 April 2023

How do we understand differences in the gender regime of Southern European states? In their new article Alba Alonso, Rossella Ciccia & Emanuela Lombardo (2023) A Southern European model? Gender…

The regulation of Surrogacy across Western Europe

10 April 2023

Surrogacy has recently emerged on the political agenda in Spain, following the news that a renowned celebrity, Ana Obregón, had become a grand/mother through gestational surrogacy in the United States,…

Democracy and feminist politics: a crucial relationship

5 April 2023

Democracy is a constant, contested, and unfinished process of democratization. Rights and freedoms are not achieved or lost once and for all, but rather the object of ongoing struggles. Some…

Democracy, gender equality and democratic backsliding

9 March 2023

As far-right populist political parties and anti-gender movements gather momentum across Europe, democracy and gender equality are coming under increasing threat. Emanuela Lombardo shows how opposition against gender equality is…

Call for paper ‘Gender Inequalities in Academic Work’

18 January 2023

Call for paper ‘Gender Inequalities in Academic Work’ Check the journal’s web for the full information here: https://journals.francoangeli.it/index.php/sl/announcement/view/59 This call for papers for Sociologia del Lavoro/Sociology of Work (journal indexed in…

New book! Lucrecia Rubio Grundell (2023): Security Meets Gender Equality in the EU: The Politics of Trafficking in Women for Sexual Exploitation. Palgrave Macmillan

15 December 2022

New publication of the group! Lucrecia Rubio Grundell (2023): Security Meets Gender Equality in the EU: The Politics of Trafficking in Women for Sexual Exploitation. Palgrave Macmillan, 262 pp. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12209-5.…