Articles by Paloma Caravantes González

December 2, 2025

🌈 Why gendering democracy matters now, more than ever  

Paloma Caravantes González
To kickstart a new round of blogs in the Gendering Democracy series, Paloma Caravantes, Laura Eigenmann and Francesca Feo recap the discussion so far, explaining why we need to keep gender at the centre of research on the politics of our time – and where we should go next
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Paloma Caravantes González
Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Public Goods and Policies, Spanish National Research Council

Paloma is a member of the Horizon Europe project CCINDLE: Co-Creating Inclusive Intersectional Democratic Spaces Across Europe.

Her research examines anti-gender politics and feminist institutional resilience, feminist democratisation at the local level, and the integration of intersectional and gender equity approaches in public policy.

She earned her PhD in Women’s and Gender Studies from Rutgers University, and was previously a Marie Curie Research Fellow at Complutense University, Madrid. Her work has been published in leading journals, including European Journal of Political ResearchPolitics & GenderPolicy & Politics, and South European Society and Politics.

From 2021 to 2025, Paloma served on the Steering Committee of ECPR's Standing Group on Gender and Politics.

She collaborates regularly with local public institutions on policy design and implementation, helping to bridge academic research and practice.

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