Laura Sudulich
Women are not a demographic minority, but they are certainly still a minority in politics. Laura Sudulich, Siim Trumm, and Iakovos Makropoulos show that a significant gender resource gap continues to be a feature of contemporary parliamentary campaigns. Women face an uphill battle to get elected Read more
Jessica Smith
Parliaments often overlook MPs' family needs, and this poses challenges for recruiting and retaining diverse politicians. Yet, argues Jessica Smith, recent research in the UK reveals that voters donāt penalise MPs for taking parental leave; indeed, women MPs even gain more support as mothers. Read more
Sanne van Oosten
Stereotypes of race and gender didnāt seem to stick to Kamala Harris. But another kind did. Sanne van Oosten argues that in the run-up to the US election, the Trump campaign stereotyped Harris as an extreme leftist ā a policy stereotype exacerbated by her race and gender Read more
Cherry Miller
In the European Parliament, ādelegationsā are formal groupings of Members who maintain inter-parliamentary relationships. At recently held constitutive delegation meetings, the gendered allocations of leadership positions revealed a complex picture. Cherry Miller and Lorenzo Santini find that, despite initiatives to improve gender representation, there has been a decline in the number of āheadā women delegation […] Read more
Hans Asenbaum
Despite being the first Black woman to run for US President on a major party ticket, Kamala Harrisā identity plays no prominent role in public perception. Hans Asenbaum argues that Trumpās attempts to define Harris are failing because of her intersectionality and fluidity. Read more
Eva Anduiza
Eva Anduiza and Guillem Rico argue that sexist attitudinal backlash is partially responsible for the rise of the Spanish radical populist right. The electoral consequences of changes in sexist attitudes seem to be related more to heightened feminist mobilisation than to the increasing visibility and normalisation of the radical right Read more
NatĆ”lia NoskoviÄovĆ”
Two nations, one name, divergent paths: NatĆ”lia NoskoviÄovĆ” delves into the illiberal mobilisations of the Czech and Slovak Alliances for Family and National Marches for Life. Here, she navigates the religious and secular strategies of anti-gender movements in the heart of Europe Read more
Diana Maria Prisecaru
Since 2010, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor OrbƔn has been slowly dismantling the country's independent media until there is only voice left: his own. Diana Maria Prisecaru argues that thirteen years of carefully crafted messages has gifted OrbƔn the grassroots movement he always wanted Read more
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