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Cecilia Josefsson @ceciliajosefsson.bsky.social · Aug 6

A million thanks to the award committee, to everyone who shaped this book — in Uruguay and beyond — and to those who keep pushing feminist research forward 💜✊

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Cecilia Josefsson @ceciliajosefsson.bsky.social · Aug 6

So excited (and honored, humbled, grateful, and honestly still in disbelief) to share that I've received the 2025 Victoria Schuck Award from @apsa.bsky.social for my book Defending the Status Quo: On Adaptive Resistance to Electoral Gender Quotas (OUP).

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Cecilia Josefsson Receives the 2025 Victoria Schuck Award for “Defending the Status Quo: On Adaptive Resistance to Electoral Gender Quotas” -

The Victoria Schuck Award is presented annually by the American Political Science Association (APSA) to honor the best book published on women and politics. Citation from the Award Committee: Cecilia Josefsson’s book, Defending the Status Quo: On [...]

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Politics & Gender @politicsgenderj.bsky.social · Jul 3

Honorable mention for the P&G 2025 Best Article Prize 🏆

In "Backlash after Quotas" Myriam Shiran investigates the conservative moral rhetoric about gender quotas found in sub-Saharan African new coverage.

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Cecilia Josefsson @ceciliajosefsson.bsky.social · May 20

Fantastic EGEN workshop at ITAM in CDMX 🇲🇽🌯🌮! Crazy good feedback and discussions. Thanks @egenpolisci.bsky.social and hosts @teele.bsky.social @alucardi1.bsky.social and Juan Pablo Micozzi for putting this together!

Empirical Study of Gender (EGEN) Research Network. @egenpolisci.bsky.social · May 19

We had an amazing time in ITAM in Mexico City for the 17th Empirical Study of Gender (EGEN) workshop! Our workshop brought together scholars from around the world to discuss projects on gender and power, get feedback, and build community. Look at this group of amazing scholars 🤩

A group of scholars stand behind a sign that reads ITAM. There is green lawn to the front and sides of the sign and red buildings in the background.

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Cecilia Josefsson @ceciliajosefsson.bsky.social · May 8

Warmly welcome to my book launch today!

Cecilia Josefsson @ceciliajosefsson.bsky.social · Apr 28

Welcome to the launch of my book Defending the Status Quo (OUP 2024)!

academic.oup.com/book/58626

🗓 May 8, 15:00–16:00 CEST
📍 Dept. of Government, Uppsala University (or Zoom!)

Speakers: @jennpiscopo.bsky.social, Drude Dahlerup, @elinbja.bsky.social & me.

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Cecilia Josefsson @ceciliajosefsson.bsky.social · Apr 28

Spreading the word via #PoliSky #GenderSky @ecpr.bsky.social @uu-polisci.bsky.social @fiin.bsky.social

Cecilia Josefsson @ceciliajosefsson.bsky.social · Apr 28

Welcome to the launch of my book Defending the Status Quo (OUP 2024)!

academic.oup.com/book/58626

🗓 May 8, 15:00–16:00 CEST
📍 Dept. of Government, Uppsala University (or Zoom!)

Speakers: @jennpiscopo.bsky.social, Drude Dahlerup, @elinbja.bsky.social & me.

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Uppsala Political Science Association @statsvetfo.bsky.social · Mar 25

Välkommen till panelsamtal om det offentliga samtalet! Meverkar gör Ingrid Carlberg, journalist, författare, ledamot i Svenska Akademien och Malin Holm, forskare vid Statsvetenskapliga institutionen. Alla är välkomna!

🗓️2 april kl 13-14
📍Plan 7, Östra Ågatan 19

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Cecilia Josefsson @ceciliajosefsson.bsky.social · Nov 29

Tack!

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Meryl Kenny @merylkenny.bsky.social · Nov 29

Finally got my hands on the first two books in our OUP Studies in Feminist Institutionalism Series - congrats Elise Stephenson & @ceciliajosefsson.bsky.social! Perfect holiday gifts for family & friends! @fiin.bsky.social

Two books in front of a Christmas tree, one blue cover by Cecilia Josefsson called defending the status quo, one pink cover by Elise Stephenson called the face of the nation

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Cecilia Josefsson @ceciliajosefsson.bsky.social · Nov 29

+ All people I cannot find here: Niki Johnson, Amanda Clayton, Drude Dahlerup, Josefina Erikson, Susan Franceschet, Lenita Freidenvall, Alice Kang, Cecilia Rocha, Veronica Perez, Daniel Buquet, and all Uruguayan respondents!

Cecilia Josefsson @ceciliajosefsson.bsky.social · Nov 29

A million thanks to @parzetterberg.bsky.social @elinbja.bsky.social @merylkenny.bsky.social @jennpiscopo.bsky.social @malahtun.bsky.social @fiin.bsky.social @mlkrook.bsky.social @labaldez.bsky.social @oxunipress.bsky.social

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Cecilia Josefsson @ceciliajosefsson.bsky.social · Nov 29

For those wishing to explore resistance to gender equitable policies elsewhere, the book offers an analytical framework/ guide of how to study the changing nature of resistance across a policy process. 🧐🤓🕵️‍♀️

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Cecilia Josefsson @ceciliajosefsson.bsky.social · Nov 29

Resistance does not diminish; it mainly takes on new forms as open opposition to the reform and women’s political inclusion become attached to blame. 🤦

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Cecilia Josefsson @ceciliajosefsson.bsky.social · Nov 29

Tracing the process of a 30-year-long power struggle to adopt a gender quota law in Uruguay 🇺🇾, I show how the male political elite adapt their resistance strategies over time as quota proponents manage to push the proposal through the policy process.

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Cecilia Josefsson @ceciliajosefsson.bsky.social · Nov 29

I argue that lack of gender equitable institutional change and failure of gender equality policy, including quota failures, many times is the result of male political elites’ successful resistance ➡️ so do not blame women change agents!!

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Cecilia Josefsson @ceciliajosefsson.bsky.social · Nov 29

It deals with resistance to gender equality policy. One of the most popular electoral reforms in recent decades has been electoral gender quotas, which aim to increase the share of women in parliament. 🥳 While over 100 countries have adopted such quotas, they often fail to empower women... 😔

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Cecilia Josefsson @ceciliajosefsson.bsky.social · Nov 29

I’m so happy to announce that my book, Defending the Status Quo: On Adaptive Resistance to Gender Quotas, is finally here!

academic.oup.com/book/58626

#Polisky #poliSci #GenderSky

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Politics & Gender @politicsgenderj.bsky.social · Nov 30

🎉Politics & Gender has changed its word-limits policy! To promote greater equity in citation practices in the field, reference lists are🌟no longer subject to word limits.🌟The text, tables, figures, and notes should be no longer than 10,000 words. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Meryl Kenny @merylkenny.bsky.social · Nov 30

JOBS - 2 post-doctoral fellowships on QUALREP project. 3 years with possibility of extension for 2 more years. Apply by 5 January.

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Postdoctoral Research Fellow (QUALREP)

We are looking for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with experience in qualitative and quantitative research to join the UKRI-funded research project, QUALREP: The Quality of Women’s Political Represe...

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Ragnhild Muriaas @rmuriaas.bsky.social · Nov 15

Why not spend “midsummer” 2024 discussing your research with gender and politics scholars in Scandinavia? NoPSA in Bergen. CfP👇🏼👇🏼

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Gender and Success - ERC project @gendersuccess.bsky.social · Nov 15

📣 CfP alert 📣

Come and join us in a workshop on "Gender, Politics and Democracy" at the Nordic PSA (NoPSA)!

When: 25-28 June 2024
📍in beautiful (and we mean it!!) Bergen, Norway

organizers: @rmuriaas.bsky.social and Christina Fiig

Info here: www.nopsa2024.no
CfP here (WS 22): shorturl.at/mtu04

NOPSA Congress 2024

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Politics & Gender @politicsgenderj.bsky.social · Nov 15

📣 New #FirstView Book Review 📚 'Making Gender Salient' by Ana Catalano Weeks. The book asks whether, when and how gender quotas matter for policy making, a work Amanda Clayton sees "becoming a staple among our classic texts on representation"
PoliSky GenderSky www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Book cover for Ana Catalano Weeks's "Making Gender Salient: From Gender Quota Laws to Policy"

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Ragnhild Muriaas @rmuriaas.bsky.social · Nov 14

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Politics & Gender @politicsgenderj.bsky.social · Nov 14

📣 Out on #FirstView & #OpenAccess 📣 Ragnhild Muriaas and Torill Stavenes ask whether increased levels of female representation translates to more women as senior members of parliament in 'Gender and Political Seniority: Three Measures'
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Screenshot of research article entitled "Gender and Political Seniority: Three Measure" by Ragnhild Muriaas & Torill Stavenes

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Politics & Gender @politicsgenderj.bsky.social · Nov 8

🏆The Politics & Gender Best Article Prize now has its own webpage! 🏆Articles are 🌟open-access🌟 here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
The 2023 winner is Daniel Agbiboa for his article on women countering insurgency in Nigeria - direct link:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Carolyn E Holmes @carolyneholmes.bsky.social · Nov 3

New (and Open Access!) article in Perspectives on Politics: “A Case for Description”

from Michelle Jurkovitch, Mary Anne Mendoza-Davé, @mkguliford.bsky.social and me!

With a huge thank you to everyone who participated in our workshops, as well!

A Case for Description | PS: Political Science & Politics | Cambridge Core

A Case for Description

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