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Calls for Papers: Women’s Empowerment in Post-Soviet Eurasia: Recent Developments

This Special Issue will investigate the impact of the geopolitical shifts triggered by the war in Ukraine on the efforts of state, non-state, and international actors to promote women’s issues, highlight progress, critically explore policies and ensuing practical changes, and to chart the forays for

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Calls for Abstracts: Aspects and Contexts of #Metoo

This special issue will take stock of existing research to explore new aspects and new contexts of the #metoo: geographically, culturally, and theoretically. The special issue does not explore #metoo as a phenomenon which took place in the past, but rather how it is currently manifested and how it

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Calls for Abstracts: Creative Protest: Creativity, politics & social movements

The social and cultural studies of creativity - defined as "an intentional configuration of cultural and material elements that is unexpected for a given audience" (Godart et al., 2020) - are examples of a burgeoning field of research. Scholars in this tradition illuminate the role and importance of

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Calls for Abstracts: Feminist Perspectives on Social Policy – Global Conversations

This Special Issue brings together diverse feminist approaches to social policy, highlighting theoretical debate, policy and practice examples from around the world. Feminisms, in their aim to address gender inequalities, fight against oppression and improve the lives of women, has taken different

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Calls for Papers: Gender-Based Violence: Structural Roots and Transformative Responses

Guest editors: Alessia Donà (University of Trento), Bailey Gerrits (St. Francis Xavier University), Sveva Magaraggia (University of Milano Bicocca), Giovanna Vingelli (University of Calabria). The call's complete text is available in English and Italian.Deadline by which to receive proposals:

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