Author: Barbara Gaweda

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EUGenDem final event in the European Parliament

In the final year of our project, we will be organizing an event presenting our project findings to policymakers and stakeholders in Brussels.

‘Gender equality in the political groups: Pushing the agenda forward’

7 February 2023, 9.30-11.00
European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium
Organized by the EUGenDem research project , University of Helsinki, Finland and Maria Noichl, MEP

EUGenDem is a major European Research Council funded research project which provides a systematic analysis of the gendered policies and practices of the political groups in the European Parliament. It addresses crucial questions about the gender and democracy in European party politics. The research and analysis conducted led to over 70 scientific publications so far.

Program:
9.30-9.40  Opening

Professor Johanna Kantola, University of Helsinki
Maria Noichl, MEP, S&D

9.40-10.20 Presentations: Key findings on gender equality in the political groups

Professor Johanna Kantola: Where do we stand now on gender equality in political groups?
Dr Anna Elomäki: Making room for gender equality in political group policymaking
Dr Valentine Berthet: Tackling the oppositions to gender equality
Dr Barbara Gaweda: Putting anti-racism and intersectionality on the
agenda

10.20-11.00 High-level Roundtable: Debating gender equality in the political groups

Moderators: Dr Petra Ahrens and Dr Cherry Miller

Speakers:
Maria Noichl, MEP, S&D
Kira Marie Peter-Hansen, MEP, Greens/EFA
Sirpa Pietikäinen, MEP, EPP
Samira Rafaela, MEP, Renew
Dr Costanza Hermanin, European University Institute (EUI), Italy

If you would like to join us, please register by contacting sade.kunnas@helsinki.fi by January 30th.

 

 

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Seminar on Researching the European Union

 

Welcome to the first Researching the European Union seminar!

Power and expertise in the institutions of the European Union: Perspectives from law and politics

1 February 2023, 10.00-11.30

Location: Unioninkatu 33, 247 (meeting room, 2nd floor), Centre for European Studies (CES)

Programme:

Milka Sormunen (University of Helsinki): Assessing the practical implications of informalisation of EU external migration policy on separation of powers

Päivi Leino-Sandberg (University of Helsinki): Transparency and trilogues? Real legislative work for grown ups

Johanna Kantola (University of Helsinki): The politics of national delegations in the European Parliament (co-authored with Anna Elomäki, Petra Ahrens, Valentine Berthet, Barbara Gaweda and Cherry Miller)

Anna Elomäki (Tampere University): Constructing expertise in the European Parliament: Democratic legitimacy and political actors (with Taru Haapala)

The aim of the Researching the European Union seminar is to present and debate recent research on the EU from the University of Helsinki and beyond. This first seminar brings together researchers from the Centre of European Studies (CES) and Erik Castrén Institute of International Law and Human Rights in the University of Helsinki. The papers come from two internationally funded research projects, the ERC funded EUGenDem, and the Norface-funded SEPAROPE as well as the STN project Legitimacy2035. To participate, please email: johanna.kantola@helsinki.fi