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CCINDLE EU @ccindle-eu.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The #CCINDLE project concludes this month after four years of research on how anti-gender and anti-democratic politics operate around the world, and how feminist change-makers are resisting threats to advance and safeguard human rights.

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CCINDLE EU @ccindle-eu.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The final September edition of the #CCINDLE newsletter wraps up our regular series of bulletins on project activities and outputs.

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CCINDLE EU @ccindle-eu.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

New #CCINDLE videos are out now, including an introduction to the #FeministDemocracyLabs with Emanuela Lombardo and Alexander Murphy with an overview of how campaigners and practitioners can use our many project outputs (from articles and blogs to podcasts and evidence bites)!

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CCINDLE EU @ccindle-eu.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

New scholarship from the #CCINDLE team! This journal article from Petra Ahrens and Petra Meier dives into the European Parliament, and how the growth of anti-gender movements is challenging its image as an equality superpower.

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CCINDLE EU @ccindle-eu.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A brand-new #CCINDLE blog from Yentl Verdonck and the Belgian team at the University of Antwerp presents an analysis of the types of #anti-gender actors evident in research on these movements, from religious figures, to activists, scholars, politicians, and state institutions.

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CCINDLE EU @ccindle-eu.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The new batch of #CCINDLE evidence bites offer concise snapshots of key research into anti-gender and anti-democratic movements around the world.

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CCINDLE EU @ccindle-eu.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

A brand-new #CCINDLE blog from Kaat Emmery at the University of Antwerp explores how intersex people are marginalised in Belgium, where every day around five babies are born who do not fall within a prevailing sex binary model.

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CCINDLE EU @ccindle-eu.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The final regular issue of the #CCINDLE newsletter is out today, at the culmination of four years of research on anti-gender, anti-democratic movements and the feminist resistance that is countering them around the world.

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CCINDLE EU @ccindle-eu.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The #CCINDLE blog series now has more than fifty entries from across the four years of the project, with partners reflecting on the theory and practice of authoritarianism and anti-gender movements, as well as their inspirations, struggles, and causes for optimism from vantage points around the

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CCINDLE EU @ccindle-eu.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

We are proud to announce a brand-new set of #CCINDLE evidence bites, based on research from our teams around the world.

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CCINDLE EU @ccindle-eu.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

A fresh #CCINDLE blog from Conny Roggeband at the University of Amsterdam and Joan de Klerk and Bren Kutch from the Society of Gender Professionals dives into the backlash against #DEI, reflecting on years of collaborative workshops and the perspectives of participants experiencing

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CCINDLE EU @ccindle-eu.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

This #CCINDLE evidence bite offers a punchy two-page overview of the journal article from Ana Catalano Weeks, Paloma Caravantes, Ana Espírito-Santo, Emanuela Lombardo, Maria Stratigaki, and Sami Gul on how political parties grapple with gender issues when determining their agendas.

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CCINDLE EU @ccindle-eu.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

All three episodes of the #FeministFutures podcast are available now on our website, Spotify, or Soundcloud channels.

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CCINDLE EU @ccindle-eu.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

The #CCINDLE map of feminist experiments with democracy gives an interactive flavour of how individuals and groups are responding to anti-gender and anti-democratic movements operating across Europe.

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CCINDLE EU @ccindle-eu.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

This #CCINDLE publication from Emanuela Lombardo, Paloma Caravantes and Silvia Díaz Fernández explores the dynamics of feminist reaction to anti-gender actors in the halls of the Spanish and Catalan Parliaments.

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CCINDLE EU @ccindle-eu.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

The fifth #CCINDLE evidence bite gives a handy summary of an article from Hansalbin Sältenberg, Silvia Díaz Fernández and Paloma Caravantes on the contemporary anti-gender discourses of Sweden and Spain.

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CCINDLE EU @ccindle-eu.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Catch up on the recent #CCINDLE blog from Anastasia Barone and Emanuela Lombardo of the Scuola Normale Superiore, which is all about the institutional responses to anti-gender threats.

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CCINDLE EU @ccindle-eu.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

#CCINDLE’s report on how anti-gender politics contributes to autocratisation is an important project output.

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CCINDLE EU @ccindle-eu.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

This evidence bite is based on the article by Emanuela Lombardo and Paloma Caravantes, explaining the key dynamics by which feminist knowledge production and democratic practices can be marshalled in opposition to anti-gender and anti-democratic forces.

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CCINDLE EU @ccindle-eu.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Check out one of our June #CCINDLE blogs from Dr Ruth Gazsó Candlish at the CEU Democracy Institute. In this piece, Ruth discusses the findings from their workshop on academic freedom which assembled more than 70 scholars from around the world.

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CCINDLE EU @ccindle-eu.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

The June edition of the #CCINDLE newsletter gives a snapshot of the project as we head towards our conclusion in September.

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CCINDLE EU @ccindle-eu.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

A new blog from Aerin Lai at the University of Sheffield explores student jury insights on the repression of protest on university campuses, and the marginalisation of students that has resulted as authorities use bureaucracy and threats to stifle their advocacy: ccindle.org/repression-a...

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Repression and Alienation on Campus: Reflecting on Student Juries | CCINDLE

Student encampment at the University of Toronto. “Student encampments – UofT – Disclose and Divest (through a fence)” by Can Pac Swire is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. As more governments in Western Eu...

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CCINDLE EU @ccindle-eu.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

The recent #CCINDLE blog from Rylan Verlooy at the University of Antwerp dives into anti-trans activism in Belgium, a country widely regarded as a bastion of #LGBT+ tolerance.

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CCINDLE EU @ccindle-eu.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

This #CCINDLE article from elena pavan, Aurora Perego, and Matteo Scianna at the Università di Trento explores how the galaxy of Italian anti-gender actors, including right-wing, anti-trans, and religious organisation, share a familiar set of themes as they spread their rhetoric across

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CCINDLE EU @ccindle-eu.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

The third #CCINDLE evidence bite summarises an article from Rylan Verlooy at the University of Antwerp.

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CCINDLE EU @ccindle-eu.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

The #CCINDLE project Joint Statement on the Best Practices for Countering Gendered De-Democratization in Europe and Beyond draws on extensive fieldwork with activists, CSOs, and politicians to offers concrete conclusions on how anti-gender politics operates internationally as a core component

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CCINDLE EU @ccindle-eu.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

This #CCINDLE journal article from Conny Roggeband, Marta Rawłuszko, Petra Meier, Silvia Díaz Fernández, Emanuela Lombardo, and Paloma Caravantes discusses how deep legacies of capitalism, colonialism and fascism underpin the modern context and strategies of anti-gender actors across Europe.

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CCINDLE EU @ccindle-eu.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

In a #CCINDLE blog from earlier this year, Aurora Perego and Cristina Mazzero from the Università di Trento dived into the concept of academic freedom and how this is operating in a contemporary context of neoliberal universities and autocratic governments keen to suppress critical voices.

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CCINDLE EU @ccindle-eu.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

A brand-new publication from #CCINDLE partners Julia Pałejko and Conny Roggeband explores democratic turmoil in Poland, with exemplary democratisation in recent decades leading to swift decline and then an ongoing democratic resurgence.

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CCINDLE EU @ccindle-eu.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Massive thanks to all of the participants at the #FeministFuturesFestival in Brussels today, and to Sophia, the Belgian Network of Gender Studies, and our #CCINDLE partners.

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CCINDLE EU @ccindle-eu.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Today is the day! We will shortly be opening the doors to the #FeministFuturesFestival, courtesy of CCINDLE and Sophia, the Belgian Network of Gender Studies.

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CCINDLE EU @ccindle-eu.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

On Thursday, #CCINDLE and #Sophia, the Belgian Network of Gender Studies will be hosting the #FeministFuturesFestival at Pianofabriek in Brussels. This is your last chance to register and get involved with the discussion.

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CCINDLE EU @ccindle-eu.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

This #CCINDLE blog from Julia Pałejko at the University of Amsterdam explored the distinct challenges of queer parenthood in Poland, with the explicit demonisation of the previous Law and Justice government giving way to disappointment at the watering down of subsequent efforts at reform (such

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CCINDLE EU @ccindle-eu.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

In less than two weeks, the #FemnistFuturesFestival will take place in Brussels courtesy of #CCINDLE and #Sophia.

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CCINDLE EU @ccindle-eu.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

A new #CCINDLE project blog from Anastasia Barone and Emanuela Lombardo from the Scuola Normale Superiore illustrates how institutions can counter a rising tide of anti-gender, anti-abortion momentum around the world.

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CCINDLE EU @ccindle-eu.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

A new issue of the #CCINDLE newsletter is out today, with updates and reflections as we approach the end of the project on anti-gender and anti-democratic forces and feminist resistance.

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CCINDLE EU @ccindle-eu.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

On 25th June #CCINDLE and #Sophia, the Belgian Network for Gender Studies will host the #FeministFuturesFestival in Brussels.

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CCINDLE EU @ccindle-eu.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

The #CCINDLE newsletter series captures project news, key findings, blogs, publications, and reflections from across the duration of this four-year project. Catch up on previous issues on the website, and sign up to get the remaining editions straight to your inbox: ccindle.org/resources/

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CCINDLE EU @ccindle-eu.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

A new #CCINDLE blog from Dr Ruth Gazsó Candlish at the CEU Democracy Institute reflects on the challenges facing feminist scholars, and how inequalities and competition undermine academic freedom in the modern neoliberal university context.

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CCINDLE EU @ccindle-eu.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

A new #CCINDLE blog from Rylan Verlooy at the University of Antwerp discusses the contradictory reality of life for trans people in the so-called ‘LGBTQ+ paradise’ of Belgium.

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CCINDLE EU @ccindle-eu.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

A brand-new #CCINDLE publication from Aurora Perego and Rylan Verlooy explores how anti-gender and anti-trans movements construct trans people as enemies.

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CCINDLE EU @ccindle-eu.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

The latest #CCINDLE blog from Marta Rawłuszko at the University of Warsaw discusses the dynamics of feminist solidarity as a response to overlapping contemporary crises of democracy and state hostility towards marginalised groups.

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CCINDLE EU @ccindle-eu.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

The #CCINDLE interactive map outlines numerous practices of feminist campaigners across Europe, with activists building safe spaces in-person and online, tailoring their protests, and pursuing self-care and wellbeing strategies in the most challenging of circumstances.

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CCINDLE EU @ccindle-eu.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek is a good time to revisit this #CCINDLE journal article from Silvia Díaz Fernández, Paloma Caravantes, and Emanuela Lombardo, on the emotional impacts of engaging with far-right politicians in the Spanish Parliament.

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CCINDLE EU @ccindle-eu.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

It’s #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth in the USA and #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek in the UK, so this week #CCINDLE is reflecting on the personal impacts of activism and feminist resistance.

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CCINDLE EU @ccindle-eu.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

The European Commission’s new Gender Equality Strategy states that at the current rate it will take 50 years for the EU to achieve full gender equality, and that between Member States there are significant and enduring disparities.

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CCINDLE EU @ccindle-eu.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

A new blog from Marta Rawłuszko at the University of Warsaw explores the concept of solidarity, and its history within the feminist movement drawing on the intersectional nature of oppressions and the links between ostensibly separate struggles.

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CCINDLE EU @ccindle-eu.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

The second #CCINDLE evidence bite offers a handy two-page overview of ‘Anti-Gender Politics and European Democracies: Legacies of Exclusion and Violence’, a fascinating journal article from Conny Roggeband, Marta Rawłuszko, Petra Meier, Silvia Díaz Fernández, Emanuela Lombardo and Paloma Caravantes.

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