University of Helsinki
Welcome to the Researching the European Union seminar series session:
Gendering violence and anti-gender backlash in Europe
We are delighted to welcome Professor Mona Lena Krook (Rutgers University) to the Centre for European Studies (CES) to present her work on violence against women in politics based on her Oxford University Press book on the topic.
The seminar will also present research from the Horizon Europe funded research project CCindle studying anti-gender politics, backlash against gender equality and feminist responses to it in Europe and the EU.
Speakers:
Mona Lena Krook (Rutgers University): Violence against women in politics
Johanna Kantola (University of Helsinki): Conceptualising institutional feminist responses to anti-gender politics in Europe
Valentine Berthet (University of Helsinki): Findings about feminist responses to anti-gender politics in the European Parliament
The seminar series Researching the European Union is organised and chaired by Johanna Kantola and Päivi Leino-Sandberg at the University of Helsinki.