Articles by Alberta Giorgi

March 18, 2026

🌈 Why we need to gender political analysis of religion

Alberta Giorgi

Political analysis often conceptualises religion as a conservative force opposed to gender rights, incompatible with feminist politics and progressive change. Yet a growing body of research on religious feminisms and gendered religious agency challenges this assumption. Alberta Giorgi invites scholars of politics to rethink how they conceptualise and analyse religion

Alberta Giorgi

Associate Professor in Sociology of Cultural and Communicative Processes, University of Bergamo

Alberta is co-editor-in-chief of the Journal of Religion in Europe.

She serves on the board of various journals, including Religion and Gender, and European Journal of Cultural and Political Sociology.

Her work examines boundaries and classifications, particularly at the intersection of politics, gender, religion, science; she explores digital methods and creative approaches to social research.

@albertagiorgi.bsky.social

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Edited with Hande Eslen-Ziya (Routledge 2026)

Religion, Gender, and Populism in the Mediterranean
Edited with Júlia Garraio and Teresa Toldy (Routledge 2023)

The Routledge Handbook of Religion and Politics in Europe
Edited with Effie Fokas (Routledge 2025)

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