Anti-Gender Mobilizations in Europe and the Feminist Response : Productive Resistance / edited by Rok Smrdelj, Roman Kuhar.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Smrdelj, Rok., Editor.

Kuhar, Roman, Editor.

Series:

Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology, 2946-6024

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sex.

Identity politics.

Feminism.

Feminist theory.

Comparative government.

Europe--Politics and government.

Europe.

Gender Studies.

Politics and Gender.

Feminism and Feminist Theory.

Comparative Politics.

European Politics.

Local Subjects:

Gender Studies.

Politics and Gender.

Feminism and Feminist Theory.

Comparative Politics.

European Politics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XVII, 284 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2025.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2025.

Summary:

This book provides a comprehensive mapping of anti-gender mobilizations in Italy, Slovenia, France, Spain, Turkey, Poland, Greece, and Denmark. In recent years, Europe has witnessed the rise and consolidation of these mobilizations, posing significant challenges to progress in equality politics. While analyzing the key actors, strategies, and discourses driving these movements, the book also shifts its focus to feminist and LGBT+ resistance. Drawing on interviews with activists from eight European countries, it identifies key opposition strategies that increasingly reflect productive resistance. By examining these evolving forms of activism, the book sheds light on the threats posed by anti-gender mobilizations and the innovative responses that sustain feminist and LGBT+ movements in today’s struggles. It will be of interest to researchers and students in gender studies, feminist studies, political sociology, and comparative politics. Rok Smrdelj is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Roman Kuhar is Professor of Sociology at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Contents:

The Rise of Anti-Gender Mobilizations

Contentious Gender Politics in Italy: Feminist Responses to Anti-Gender Mobilizations

Navigating Antagonism: Feminist and LGBT+ Responses to Slovenian Anti-Gender Mobilizations

The Battle of Concepts: French Feminist Mobilizations Against the Far Right’s Appropriation of the Feminist Legacy

From Confrontation to Avoidance: Feminist Responses to Anti-Gender Mobilization in Spain

Anti-Feminist and Anti-Gender Coalitions and Feminist Resilience in Turkey

Not Just Ranting in the Streets, but Also Concrete Actions: Polish Feminist and LGBT+ Responses to Anti-Gender Politics

Patriarchal Backlash and Feminist Responses in Greece Today

“So Common to Score Cheap Points on Being an Antifeminist”: The Rise of Antifeminist and Anti-Gender Mobilizations in Denmark and the Feminist Response

Productive Resistance.

ISBN:

3-031-87693-8