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GenElect Network @genelectnet.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Call for contributions for an edited volume on Gender and Elections in Europe (from us @cerifowler.bsky.social @jess-smith.bsky.social @rosieshorrocks.bsky.social). Please submit suggested chapters to genelectnetwork@gmail.com . Deadline is 30th October!

Gender and Elections in Europe: New Directions in Research

This edited volume aims to set a new research agenda for the study of gender and elections in the UK and Europe. Contributors will be invited to identify emerging research questions, reflect on conceptual and methodological developments, and consider how the study of gender and elections can respond to changing political contexts. The volume is intended to create space for the kinds of broader reflection that journal articles rarely accommodate, but which are essential for shaping the field's future direction. Chapters need not take the form of full empirical papers; the volume will also accommodate more theoretical or reflective pieces, case studies of individual countries or elections, and methods-focused contributions.

The field has expanded rapidly in recent years, particularly beyond the United States, yet no dedicated edited collection has focused specifically on gender and elections in the UK and Europe. This volume addresses that gap by bringing together scholars to reflect on the current state of the field and to identify the most important questions, approaches, and challenges for future research. The volume seeks contributions from researchers who use both qualitative and/or quantitative approaches to study any aspect of gender and elections.

This project is especially timely. Across Europe, women's presence in electoral politics has grown, but this progress has unfolded alongside persistent inequalities, new forms of resistance, and broader backlash against gender equality. At the same time, scholars are developing new methods, data, and theoretical perspectives for studying gender and elections. This volume offers contributors an opportunity not only to assess what has been learned so far, but also to consider where the field should go next.

Chapters can be co-authored or single authored. We are happy to help develop ideas for chapters with contributors after the initial submission.

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GenElect Network @genelectnet.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Next, Marta Antonetti on the 'villian effect' of right wing women leaders mobilising women voters

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GenElect Network @genelectnet.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

And now one of our directors @jess-smith.bsky.social on a paper on motherhood penalties and fatherhood bonuses in running for office (with @anacweeks.bsky.social and Susan Franceschet)

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GenElect Network @genelectnet.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Now a group presentation of their paper on gendered abuse in local elections with the dream team of @hannahrphill.bsky.social, Ziyu Deng and Roasrio Grima Algora on a project at @blavatnikschool.bsky.social

Three people giving an academic presentation

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GenElect Network @genelectnet.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Kicking off our second day is @chrisbutlerpol.bsky.social on whether women politicians are less supportive of conflictual political styles

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GenElect Network @genelectnet.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Finishing off our panel this afternoon is @bertous.bsky.social on dating preferences and conservative backlash

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GenElect Network @genelectnet.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Another co-convener @jess-smith.bsky.social presenting work on women as the trusted politician

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GenElect Network @genelectnet.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

One of our co-convenors @cerifowler.bsky.social currently presenting on work Gender Gaps in the 2024 UK General Election with @profrosiecamp.bsky.social @rosieshorrocks.bsky.social and @annasanders.bsky.social

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GenElect Network @genelectnet.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Excited to be kicking off our Annual Gender and Elections workshop at St Hildas @ox.ac.uk this afternoon

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GenElect Network @genelectnet.bsky.social · 05/11/2024

🚨Call for Papers🚨 Submit an abstract for our Annual Workshop on Gender and Elections St Hilda's College, Oxford 16th-17th Oct. Full papers, works-in-progress, and research designs welcome. Deadline 20th November. More info: genelectnetwork.wordpress.com

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GenElect Network @genelectnet.bsky.social · 13/09/2024

And to wrap up our panel @cerifowler.bsky.social on gender and measuring liberal/authoritarian views with @profsob.bsky.social

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GenElect Network @genelectnet.bsky.social · 13/09/2024

Continuing our papers on gender gaps in surveys @lottehargrave.bsky.social on gender gaps in Don't Knows in surveys (with @hannahbunting.bsky.social, @jesssmith.bsky.social, @cerifowler.bsky.social and Anna Sanders)

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GenElect Network @genelectnet.bsky.social · 13/09/2024

And now the first of several papers on gender gaps in survey responses, Louise Luxton (with @cerifowler.bsky.social) on gender gaps in most important issues

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GenElect Network @genelectnet.bsky.social · 13/09/2024

Next In our panel.. @beatrizlasherasmas.bsky.social from @univie.ac.at on accuracy and certainty in citizens’ perceptions of party positions

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GenElect Network @genelectnet.bsky.social · 13/09/2024

Kicking off our panel Emilia Belknap from @sotonpolitics.bsky.social on gender gaps in support for independence

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GenElect Network @genelectnet.bsky.social · 11/09/2024

Heading to #EPOP24? Make sure to come to our panel on Gender Gaps on Friday at 3:15pm. Hear all about gender gaps in women's survey responses, independence support, vote choices and perceptions of parties. See you there! @psaepop.bsky.social

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