This book charts the new phase of global struggles around gender equality and sexual
democracy: the ultraconservative mobilization against" gender ideology" and feminist efforts …

Scholars and NGOs have been raising alarms about the increasing political restraints that
civil society organizations face globally. In this paper, we argue that closure is in fact a …

The review article explores the concept of intersectionality within feminist movements from a
global perspective. First, it reconstructs the origins of the concept. Second, it summarizes the …

Trends of de-democratization across Europe and the Americas emerge along with
opposition to gender equality and threats to previous gender equality policy achievements …

De-democratization and hostility to gender equality alter relations between states and
feminists. State feminism, which focuses on cooperation between feminists and states …

De-democratization is a global trend, with an increasing number of governments gradually
dismantling democratic institutions and norms in their countries. De-democratization can be …

In recent years, Brazil and Poland have elected governments that are sceptical of both the
liberal international order and gender. In both cases, contemporary administrations have …

This article investigates how democratic backsliding has affected Europeanizing gender
equality institutions. It analyzes Polish public discourse on the Plenipotentiary for Equality, a …

The anti-gender movements began in the West but have thus far been most influential and
governmentally supported in Hungary, Poland and Russia. Anti-genderism has served …

Adopting the methods of institutional analysis and case law analysis, the paper answers
how specific elements of rule of law backsliding impact advocacy for minorities' rights' …