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Professor of Political Science at Universidad Complutense de Madrid Gender & Politics www.geypo.es @geypog.bsky.social Feminism & democracy www.ccindle.org @ccindle-eu.bsky.social www.researchgate.net/profile/Emanuela_Lombardo .. more

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Emanuela Lombardo @elombardo.bsky.social · Jan 7

💫 Anti-gender regimes, feminist politics and the challenge of societal democratization is out! In Mobilization: An International Quarterly 29(4): 469-486 doi.org/10.17813/108... A preprint is available on Researchgate

ANTI-GENDER REGIMES, FEMINIST POLITICS, AND THE CHALLENGE OF SOCIETAL DEMOCRATIZATION*

Democracy is an ongoing process that involves society as a whole, not merely politics. Anti-gender politics challenges democratization in all areas of society. Therefore, a gendered theory of society ...

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Bonnie Field @bonniefield.bsky.social · 2d

Currently free access in @sespjournal.bsky.social, @elombardo.bsky.social & Laura Chaqués identify strategies of opposition against gender equality by the far-right Vox in the Catalan parliament, which has a high level of institutionalisation of gender equality www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Gender equality under siege: unpacking far-right resistance against gender equality in the Parliament of Catalonia

The far right’s resistance against gender equality in parliaments disrupts and polarises parliamentary work on gender equality. A classification of far-right parties’ strategies against gender equa...

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CCINDLE EU @ccindle-eu.bsky.social · 17d

A new edition of the #CCINDLE newsletter is out now!

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CCINDLE EU @ccindle-eu.bsky.social · 21d

The latest CCINDLE blog from Aerin Lai at the University of Sheffield reflects on the personal challenges of political activism, and how relationships can both drive and inhibit effective campaigning:

Researching for CCINDLE: Navigating interpersonal relationships in political organising | CCINDLE

“Will Trade Racists for Refugees” by alisdare1 is licenced under CC BY-SA 2.0. At the end of April I joined Work Package 3 of the CCINDLE project, which focuses on how activists in the UK resist far-right and anti-gender movements. Before continued participant recruitment in England, finishing up data collection in Scotland (namely Edinburgh and Glasgow) gave […]

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Emanuela Lombardo @elombardo.bsky.social · Sep 6

Academic freedom monitoring www.scholarsatrisk.org/academic-fre...

Academic Freedom Monitoring Project Index | Scholars at Risk

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Emanuela Lombardo @elombardo.bsky.social · Sep 6

Academic freedom index academic-freedom-index.net

Academic Freedom Index

The Academic Freedom Index (AFI) assesses de facto levels of academic freedom across the world. It is a collaborative effort between researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (F...

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Emanuela Lombardo @elombardo.bsky.social · Sep 6

Free to think reports by SAR www.scholarsatrisk.org/free-to-thin...

Free to Think | Scholars at Risk

Free to Think is an annual report by Scholars at Risk’s Academic Freedom Monitoring Project. The reports explore concerning trends in attacks on higher education communities around the world with the ...

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Emanuela Lombardo @elombardo.bsky.social · Sep 6

European Parliament recommendation adopted on academic freedom sareurope.eu/wp-content/u...

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Emanuela Lombardo @elombardo.bsky.social · Sep 6

Scholars at risk latest assessment of academic freedom sareurope.eu/wp-content/u...

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Emanuela Lombardo @elombardo.bsky.social · Sep 6

Scholars at risk network www.unipd.it/en/sar more than 600 universities

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Emanuela Lombardo @elombardo.bsky.social · Sep 6

Ecpr blog series the loop on academic freedom theloop.ecpr.eu/political-sc...

⛓️ Political science at risk: challenges to academic freedom

Scholars have the essential right to pursue knowledge, to engage in critical thinking, and to challenge dominant ideas and practices. Yet, in countries around the world, academic freedom is under thre...

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Emanuela Lombardo @elombardo.bsky.social · Sep 6

Ecpr Guidelines on academic freedom ecpr.eu/ContentPage....

ECPR

We are the European Consortium for Political Research.

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Emanuela Lombardo @elombardo.bsky.social · Sep 6

Ipsa Guidelines on academic freedom www.ipsa.org/resources/ac...

IPSA Guidelines on Academic Freedom Protection Procedures

Academic Freedom entered the global political agenda in the 1990s, when UNESCO agreed on a common definition. It is considered a central value of higher education and universities worldwide have integ...

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Emanuela Lombardo @elombardo.bsky.social · Sep 6

Important plenary in Academic freedom at risk in Naples at Sisp with representatives from Ipsa Pablo Oñate, Ecpr Daniela Irrera, Sisp Franca Roncarolo, scholars at risk network Claudia Padovani and scholars experts on this like Donatella Della Porta and Lorenzo Zamponi

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Emanuela Lombardo @elombardo.bsky.social · Sep 5

Enjoying debates in lovely scenario at the Sisp conference in Naples ☀️

Emanuela Lombardo @elombardo.bsky.social · Sep 4

Happening now at Sisp in Naples! Semiplenary on gender mainstreaming 30 years afyer Beijing organized by Gender and Politics group with excellent speakers!

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European Journal of Political Research @ejprjournal.bsky.social · Sep 4

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'Stop 🛑 torpedoing women's rights!"

@elombardo.bsky.social, @pcaravantes.bsky.social & @ilheenk.bsky.social observe 🇪🇸 Spanish and Catalonia feminist strategies to find how parliaments respond to anti-gender politics and what can be done to defend #WomensRights.

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‘Stop torpedoing women's rights!’: Feminist institutional responses to anti-gender politics in Spain and Catalonia parliaments

EMANUELA LOMBARDO, PALOMA CARAVANTES, SILVIA DÍAZ FERNÁNDEZ

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Emanuela Lombardo @elombardo.bsky.social · Aug 16

🌟The book European Commission under President Ursula von der Leyen: Gender, Leadership, Policies, and Crises is announced on the OUP web!

Edited by Gabriele Abels, Johanna Kantola, Emanuela Lombardo, and Henriette Müller

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Stay tuned for its publication in autumn!

Emanuela Lombardo @elombardo.bsky.social · Aug 6

🌟 Friday 5 September 2025 14:00-15:45 ROOM FG, Courtyard of the Statues via Paladino n. 39 -3th floor
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Emanuela Lombardo @elombardo.bsky.social · Aug 6

💫 Join us in September at the Sisp conference on political science in Naples!
️Panel 12.3 ‘Feminist Politics for Democratizing Societies and Institutions’ we coordinate with Karen Celis and Johanna Kantola! 🌙

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CCINDLE EU @ccindle-eu.bsky.social · Aug 6

#CCINDLE’s June blog came courtesy of Valentine Berthet at the University of Helsinki. How has a more far-right, anti-gender intake changed the European Parliament, one year after elections reshaped its dynamics? ccindle.org/new-batt...

New battlegrounds for gender equality and intersectionality in the European Parliament, one year into its tenth term | CCINDLE

In January 2025 the University of Helsinki’s CCINDLE team organized a Feminist Democracy Lab at the European Parliament (EP) in Brussels, featuring key actors from across the parliament and EU-level intersectionality advocacy. The Lab aimed to co-create feminist and anti-racist solutions to contemporary threats to democracy, gender equality, and intersectionality. In the CCINDLE project, Feminist Democracy […]

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CCINDLE EU @ccindle-eu.bsky.social · Jul 31

The first #CCINDLE video is out now! It provides a handy introduction to the project, its partners, and our mission to explore the connections between anti-gender and anti-democratic movements around the world.

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CCINDLE EU @ccindle-eu.bsky.social · Jul 22

Speakers at #CCINDLE’s Gender-based Violence and Online Harms Symposium in September will include Dr Silvia Díaz Fernández from the CCINDLE project, which explores the links between anti-gender and anti-democratic movements across Europe, (1/4)

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CCINDLE EU @ccindle-eu.bsky.social · Jul 15

A new #CCINDLE blog from Mirjam Sagi at the Central European University reflects on the success of the recent #BudapestPride march, which drew record crowds despite a ban from the #Orban government.

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CCINDLE EU @ccindle-eu.bsky.social · Jul 11

The Gender-based Violence and Online Harms Symposium on September 12th will feature #GBV researchers and expert speakers from #CCINDLE, #SALVUS, #VERITY and beyond. Spots are limited, sign up now to join us in person at London’s beautiful Royal Society: ccindle.org/gender-b...

Gender-based Violence and Online Harms Symposium: 12th September 2025 | CCINDLE

Where: The Royal Society, London When: 12th September 2025, 09:30 – 16:30 The CCINDLE project and Trilateral Research are pleased to invite you to the Gender-based Violence and Online Harms Symposium, a one-day event at the Royal Society in London focused on the dynamics of gender-based violence and online harms. This event will gather guests […]

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CCINDLE EU @ccindle-eu.bsky.social · Jul 4

A new CCINDLE journal article from Conny Roggeband, Marta Rawłuszko, Petra Meier, Silvia Díaz Fernandez, Emanuela Lombardo, and Paloma Caravantes explores the broader legacies of capitalism, colonialism and fascism and how they lay the groundwork for anti-gender actors.

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CCINDLE EU @ccindle-eu.bsky.social · Jul 2

On September 12th, the #CCINDLE project and Trilateral Research will host the Gender-based Violence and Online Harms Symposium at the historic Royal Society in the heart of London.

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Emanuela Lombardo @elombardo.bsky.social · Jun 29

Remembering with affection, gratitude and deep admiration Remi Parmentier, inspiring, indomable environmental activist who did so much to save the oceans, whales and other living creatures. Rest in power ‘nasty little agitator’ and keep inspiring us all.

Rémi Parmentier, adiós al indomable defensor de los océanos

Fue cofundador de Greenpeace, tripulante del Rainbow Warrior, impulsor de las campañas en defensa de las ballenas y contra los vertidos radiactivos en el mar, activista indomable h

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Emanuela Lombardo @elombardo.bsky.social · Jun 28

Miles de personas defienden en la calle los derechos LGTBIQ en el Orgullo de Budapest a pesar del veto del ultra Orbán vía @eldiarioes www.eldiario.es/1_bd8b28

Miles de personas defienden en la calle los derechos LGTBIQ en el Orgullo de Budapest a pesar del veto del ultra Orbán

La multitudinaria marcha supera las expectativas de asistencia y desafía la prohibición del Gobierno de Fidesz sin incidentes relevantes con la extrema derecha y con la presencia de políticos de una t...

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Emanuela Lombardo @elombardo.bsky.social · Jun 28

Open access here www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Anti-gender politics and European democracies' legacies of exclusion and violence

Understanding the problems that current anti-gender actors pose for democracy in Europe demands investigating the broader legacies that underpin liber…

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Emanuela Lombardo @elombardo.bsky.social · Jun 24

Thanks a lot to interviewees we learnt from, editors Elżbieta Korolczuk, Agnieszka Graff & Johanna Kantola, reviewers, Laura Chaqués and Cristina Zapatero as team members and Generalitat for funding the Democ project !

Journal of Gender Studies

Gender danger. Mapping a decade of research on anti-gender politics. Volume 34, Issue 5 of Journal of Gender Studies