Articles by Susana Galán

April 22, 2026

🌈 Anti-gender politics in Southwest Asia and North Africa

Susana Galán
Theoretical frameworks dominating the study of anti-gender politics both enable and constrain our understanding of the phenomenon. Susana Galán and Tutku Ayhan argue that the existing frameworks are not helpful for studying anti-gender politics in the Southwest Asia and North Africa (SWANA) region. Here, the authors explain why, suggesting alternatives
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Susana Galán
Ramón y Cajal Assistant Professor, Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals

Susana holds a PhD in Women's and Gender Studies from Rutgers University.

Her more recent work examines anti-gender politics in the Southwest Asia and North Africa (SWANA) region, with a focus on Egypt.

Susana's research has been published in Signs: Journal of Women in Gender and Society, the International Feminist Journal of Politics, Gender, Place & Culture, the Journal of Middle East Women’s Studies, and Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, among others.

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