Backlash Against Gender: Comparative Perspectives on Europe’s Anti-Gender Politics
Karoline Estermann, Nikolina Klatt, Katherine McGrory
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All students of the BUA partners Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Technische Universität Berlin and Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin can participate in X-Student Research Groups. Please note the information on how to register for an X-Student Research Group.
Recognition of credits:
Students of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Technische Universität Berlin and Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin can have X-Student Research Groups recognized in the interdisciplinary compulsory elective area (üWP) / in the free elective area or in the compulsory elective area. General information on the recognition of X-Student Research Groups can be found at: Recognition of participation in an X-Student Research Group.
Bachelor's students at Freie Universität Berlin can have X-Student Research Groups recognized in the ABV skills area “Research Practices" ("Forschungsorientierung"). Recognition outside the ABV area must be clarified individually with the responsible examination board. You can find more information at: Recognition of competencies acquired in BUA courses at Freie Universität Berlin.
- Module description for X-Student Research Groups (German)
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Comments
Processes of autocratization and illiberalization pose significant challenges to gender equality globally. In Europe, inequality and discrimination against women remain prevalent while right-wing parties, in promoting conservative gender roles and misogynistic policies, threaten to undo the progress made in previous decades. Our X-Student Research Group aims to study anti-gender discourse at the level of European politics and understand how democratic backsliding affects gender equality.
Students will organize in small groups to develop their own research questions and methodological approaches in order to practice empirical social science. In an interdisciplinary environment, we will guide the students through the procedures of research design, data collection and text analysis (qualitative or quantitative). Students from political science, international relations, gender studies, sociology, education, and law are particularly encouraged to apply. Experience in text analysis is advantageous, but not a requirement as the course is student-led.
Institutional affiliation: Fachbereich Politik- und Sozialwissenschaften, Otto-Suhr-Institut für Politikwissenschaft
Contact: katherine.mcgrory@fu-berlin.de
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