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Gender and Politics

Do scandals carry different electoral costs for male and female candidates in Japan? 

May 27, 2026

🌈 Who really cares for trans lives in an 'LGBTQ-friendly' country?

May 19, 2026

🌈 Gender battles and the crisis of multilateral democracy

May 13, 2026

🌈 The European Court of Justice's Hungary judgement and what it means for LGBTQ+ rights 

May 6, 2026

🌈 Rethinking gendered participation in European democracies 

April 28, 2026
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 Read more
April 15, 2026

The political power of Latin America's first ladies 

Carolina Guerrero Valencia First ladies in Latin America are more than ceremonial figures. They influence public policy, advance political careers, and build power within the core of the executive branch – without a formal mandate, or accountability. Carolina Guerrero Valencia shows why ignoring them means misreading presidential power itself  Read more
April 14, 2026

🌈 Feminist solidarities in times of chronic crisis

Marta Rawłuszko Feminists all over Europe embrace solidarity as a form of political dissent – and face systematic repression as a result. Yet, Marta Rawłuszko argues, they continue to resist and offer deeply political and practical alternatives to capitalist and nation-state logics  Read more
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 Read more
March 10, 2026

🌈 Abortion law reform in Germany amid democratic backsliding

Lisa Brünig Germany recently passed incremental liberalisations to its abortion law. Yet access to abortion remains under threat, and far-right and conservative forces blocked its partial legalisation. Lisa Brünig explains how the erosion of reproductive rights in Germany is symptomatic of broader democratic backsliding Read more

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