Researchers studying feminist and queer issues face growing political pressure, emotional strain, and institutional challenges in anti-gender environments.
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🌈 Queer Rights in Nigeria: The Bureaucracy of Survival
Despite a landmark court ruling, bureaucratic barriers continue to undermine queer rights and everyday safety for LGBTQ+ people in Nigeria.
Despite a landmark court ruling, bureaucratic barriers continue to undermine queer rights and everyday safety for LGBTQ+ people in Nigeria.
Conservative Parties Against Gender Equality
Reactionary gender politics are not the preserve only of the far right.
Reactionary gender politics are not the preserve only of the far right.
How Precision Weapons Make Civilian Suffering the Point
Marius Bales and Max Mutschler argue that precision weapons do not protect civilians.
Marius Bales and Max Mutschler argue that precision weapons do not protect civilians.
🌈 The Conflictual Politics of Pride Events
Challenges include the controversial presence of corporate sponsors who brought neoliberal capitalism to the heart of Pride.
Challenges include the controversial presence of corporate sponsors who brought neoliberal capitalism to the heart of Pride.
Cultural Erasure Is Violating Human Rights in Post-Soviet States
Violence and warfare are not the only factors destroying ethnic cultural identity.
Violence and warfare are not the only factors destroying ethnic cultural identity.
🌈 Pride Under Pressure From the Far Right
Far-right threats and Pride counter-marches have strongly increased in Germany over the past couple of years.
Far-right threats and Pride counter-marches have strongly increased in Germany over the past couple of years.
From Silence to Accountability: The Power of Women’s War Testimonies
Much research has documented wars and their consequences, yet it is men's experiences which have dominated our understanding.
Much research has documented wars and their consequences, yet it is men’s experiences which have dominated our understanding.
No, Rolling Back These Environmental Rules Won’t Lower Your Grocery Bill
The Trump administration is dismantling two EPA rules, promising cheaper groceries for struggling families. Economists and former officials say it'll only make things pricier.
The Trump administration is dismantling two EPA rules, promising cheaper groceries for struggling families. Economists and former officials say it’ll only make things pricier.
💊 Innovating Democracy Beyond the Ballot Box
Demographic decline and economic fragility trap these areas in a vicious cycle, the multidimensional inequalities of which traditional top-down policies have failed to solve.
Demographic decline and economic fragility trap these areas in a vicious cycle, the multidimensional inequalities of which traditional top-down policies have failed to solve.
🔮 The Populist Radical Right as a Governing Logic
Across Europe, the populist radical right is shaping democratic politics, even in places where radical-right parties are not in power.
Across Europe, the populist radical right is shaping democratic politics, even in places where radical-right parties are not in power.
Why ‘Prisoner Release’ in Belarus Means Forced Expulsion
International pressure has led to the release of some political prisoners in Belarus.
International pressure has led to the release of some political prisoners in Belarus.
Do Scandals Carry Different Electoral Costs for Male and Female Candidates in Japan?
Conducting a conjoint survey experiment with 4,730 adults, Peter Chai and colleagues found that voters punish sexual violence most severely.
Conducting a conjoint survey experiment with 4,730 adults, Peter Chai and colleagues found that voters punish sexual violence most severely.
☢️ France Is Gambling With Europe’s Credibility
Macron's policy is a reaction to a world where 'the field of rules has turned into a field of ruins'.
Macron’s policy is a reaction to a world where ’the field of rules has turned into a field of ruins’.
Why Do Some Migrants Engage in Politics While Others Do Not?
Most explanations of migrants’ political participation focus on what happens after migration, such as citizenship, institutional access and socioeconomic incorporation.
Most explanations of migrants’ political participation focus on what happens after migration, such as citizenship, institutional access and socioeconomic incorporation.
🌈 Who Really Cares for Trans Lives in an ‘LGBTQ-Friendly’ Country?
Belgium is often hailed as an 'LGBTQ+ paradise' because of its comprehensive and inclusive legislation.
Belgium is often hailed as an ‘LGBTQ+ paradise’ because of its comprehensive and inclusive legislation.