Applications are open for admission to the SNS Faculty of Political and Social Sciences. Study in an international, interdisciplinary environment with parallel courses at Unifi; free board and lodgings, plus an income-based grant. Apply by 30 July. 🔗 www.sns.it/it/concorso-...

💫Just out! Transformations of the European Union’s Gender Regime Over Time: Integration Projects and Pro- and Anti-Equality Actors doi.org/10.13109/geg...

Transformations of the European Union’s Gender Regime Over Time: Integration Projects and Pro- and Anti-Equality Actors | Geschichte und Gesellschaft

Abstract The gender regime of the EU polity has undergone significant transformations over time. Analyzing the historical evolution of the EU’s gender equality policies and institutions across the dom...

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🌟PhD and master scholarship opportunities at Scuola Normale Superiore ! Come work with us in Florence on political and social sciences! 👉🏽https://www.sns.it/it/disciplinacorso-di-laurea/corso-ordinario/politics-economics-and-sustainability 👉🏽https://www.sns.it/it/concorso-ordinario

Thanks very much for inviting me! Enjoyed the thought-provoking debate

Journal of Common Market Studies (JCMS)@jcms-eu.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This morning's JCMS Annual Lecture at #CES2026 saw Emanuela Lombardo explore how feminist institutional responses can challenge anti-gender politics and contribute to more inclusive democratic futures. Chaired by JCMS editor Roberta Guerrina. #JCMS #EUStudies

There is a clear gap in the literature: politics is either not explicitly addressed or under-integrated in policy process studies. If politics is missing, then so is power. This Special Issue aims to address the gap. Submit your abstract by 1 Sept bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...

✨ A new blogpost of the CCINDLE-Project is out on ‘How do institutions respond to anti-gender politics?’ 👉🏽 ccindle.org/how-do-insti...

How do institutions respond to anti-gender politics? | CCINDLE

International Women’s Day 2024 canvas at the Spanish Parliament. Photo courtesy of Javier Perez Montes via Unsplash On 7 April 2026, the Spanish government approved a draft constitutional reform aimed...

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CCINDLE EU@ccindle-eu.bsky.social · 2mo ago

A new #CCINDLE project blog from Anastasia Barone and Emanuela Lombardo from the Scuola Normale Superiore illustrates how institutions can counter a rising tide of anti-gender, anti-abortion momentum around the world.

✨ Join our final @ccindle-eu.bsky.social project conference!

CCINDLE EU@ccindle-eu.bsky.social · 2mo ago

On 25th June #CCINDLE and #Sophia, the Belgian Network for Gender Studies will host the #FeministFuturesFestival in Brussels.

A new issue of the #CCINDLE newsletter is out today, with updates and reflections as we approach the end of the project on anti-gender and anti-democratic forces and feminist resistance.

Big conference these days at @sns.it in Florence ! 👇🏽👇🏽

✨ The call for 6 PhD scholarships in Political Science and Sociology is now open at @sns.it in Florence! 👉🏽 www.sns.it/en/phd-admis... 💫 DL to apply: 3 August

Research assessment is never fully neutral. On 20 May, SNS hosted a discussion on gender bias in academia and more inclusive evaluation practices, bringing together researchers, institutions and the TIER group of CoARA, which presented a toolkit developed through a two-year research project.

✨Our next Gender and Politics research group seminar is on 25 May at @sns.it Florence and online. On gender approaches to climate change and the far right. With visiting professors Gill Allwood and Francesca Scrinzi genderandpolitics.sns.it/evento/gende...

💫 Next week! At @sns.it in Florence and online 👇🏽👇🏽

Emanuela Lombardo@elombardo.bsky.social · 4mo ago

✨Join us the 8th May at @sns.it and online to discuss the European Commission under President Ursula von der Leyen! www.sns.it/it/evento/eu...

Congratulations @ilheenk.bsky.social !! 🥂🙌🏽 Here’s the awarded blog theloop.ecpr.eu/metapolitica...

🌈 Metapolitical digital wars on gender, race, and queer life

Research on digital violence must account for its metapolitical dimension. Silvia Díaz Fernández reveals how proponents of the far-right metapolitical project are shaping public discourse to fit their...

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European Consortium for Political Research@ecpr.bsky.social · 4mo ago

🎉 Congratulations to @ilheenk.bsky.social for winning The 2025 Loop Best Blog prize #ECPRPrizes @ecprtheloop.bsky.social Her ⭐️compelling⭐️ blog piece, Metapolitical digital wars on gender, race, and queer life, was selected by the jury @dr-akudo.bsky.social, Alejandro Tauber & @priscyll.bsky.social

⭐️Going to @sispcompol.bsky.social conference in Trento next September 3-5? 🌟Consider sending a paper abstract to our panel on ‘Feminist democratic innovations in antigender times’ with Anastasia Barone and Giada Bonu Rosenkranz ! DL to submit your abstract 29 May 2026: www.sisp.it/convegno-202...

📚 SESP #ArticleCollections #Gender and #Sexuality in Southern Europe 1⃣7⃣ articles 🎯Introduction by @elombardo.bsky.social, N. Conti, @bonniefield.bsky.social #Equality #LGBTIQ* #Sexism #Feminism #Rights 🔗https://tandfonline.com/journals/fses20/collections/Gender-and-Sexuality-in-Southern-Europe

✨Join us the 8th May at @sns.it and online to discuss the European Commission under President Ursula von der Leyen! www.sns.it/it/evento/eu...

Very stimulating academic debates in our spring school on democratic backsliding in Cortona!

Scuola Normale Superiore@sns.it · 4mo ago

Spring School “Democratic Backsliding and Political Conflict” has concluded, focusing on the role of gender inequalities and intersectionality in the dynamics of democratic regression. It involved 20 researchers from across countries. Organized by SNS + EUI, funded by PNRR within the MERITA project.

✨Next week we have the pleasure to welcome @petrahrens.bsky.social as visiting professor at @sns.it in Florence✨Join her talks on the 17 and 20 March! 👇🏽

Join us tomorrow 10th March at @sns.it and online to discuss equality and democracy!

Scuola Normale Superiore@sns.it · 5mo ago

“8th March 2026: Riding the anti-equality tide, building feminist futures” brings together scholars from SNS, SSSA, Oxford University and CSIC to discuss feminist responses to anti-gender backlash and future paths toward equality. 10 March, 9.30am, Florence (and online): tinyurl.com/3pjycnrt

✨What are the challenges for gender equality today? What is the role of feminist politics in building inclusive and democratic societies? ✨We discuss this on our seminar of the 10th March at @sns.it in Florence and online! 👇🏽👇🏽

Emanuela Lombardo@elombardo.bsky.social · 6mo ago

✨ Join us the 10th March at @sns.it in Florence and online!

Happy to start March 💜 with a newly created research group on Gender and Politics 👉🏽 genderandpolitics.sns.it at @sns.it ! 🎉🎉🍾🥂

☀️Our article 'Sticky feeling politics: affective feminist resilience to anti-gender politics in the Spanish Parliament' out @ejpgjournal.bsky.social! 👉🏽https://bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journals/ejpg/aop/article-10.1332-25151088Y2026D000000131/article-10.1332-25151088Y2026D000000131.xml

✨ Join us the 10th March at @sns.it in Florence and online!

✨Our next debate on gender and politics at Scuola Normale Superiore in Florence (and online) will be the 10th March to take stock of feminist politics in the context of anti-equality tide. You’re welcome to join us!

Thanks to centro Elena Fornaro for this interview on my experience in the Gender & Politics group Geypo @geypog.bsky.social ! 👉🏽 centroelenacornaro.unipd.it/genvox/insid...

Join us the 17 February at @sns.it in Florence (and online) to discuss equality in academia!

⚡ ⚡ The call for PhD scholarships on political and social science at the Scuola Normale Superiore in Florence is out! 👉🏽https://www.sns.it/en/phd-admission-competition/phd-calls

✨ Check out our new ebook on Antigender politics in Europe! We contributed with the chapter on Spain with @ilheenk.bsky.social @pcaravantes.bsky.social and other researchers 👇🏽👇🏽

CCINDLE EU@ccindle-eu.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Excited to share the new @ccindle-eu.bsky.social ebook: "Anti-Gender Politics in Europe: A Literature Review of Seven Countries and the EU." Access the full volume or download individual chapters here: ccindle.org/ebooks/

Such a good report! Key to understanding the role of gender in processes of autocratization

CCINDLE EU@ccindle-eu.bsky.social · 7mo ago

The new #CCINDLE report on the pathways between anti-gender politics and autocratisation is a key project output from our team, and outlines how gender is a central component of autocratising ideologies around the world.