A cooperation between CA23149 and Utrecht University, Ruhr University Bochum, and the Utrecht Network.

A joint workshop organized by the K-Peritia and CA23149 projects to build bridges across COST Actions and advance collaborations.

The conference “Democratization at Stake: Gender Equality Norms, Backlash, and Policy Futures” will take place in Brussels on June 9–10, 2026. The conference program is available here.

A workshop organised by Susana Galán (Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals), Šárka Kolmašová (Metropolitan University Prague), Marianna Muravyeva (University of Helsinki), Didem Unal Abaday (University of Helsinki), and Yuliya Brin (University of Helsinki).

We invite applications to participate in a 1.5-day international event bringing together academics, policymakers, civil society actors, and young scholars to address the growing impact of anti-gender politics on democratic systems. The event combines a high-level stakeholder forum (Day 1, June 9, 2026, 09:00-17:00) with an interactive policy lab (Day 2, June 10, 2026, 09:00-14:00), aiming to translate research into policy-relevant insights and foster cross-sector collaboration. Deadline for proposals: May 1, 2026

From February 9-10, 2026, the Training School of the CA23149 project took place in Vienna (Austria) under the title ‘Building Resilience for young researchers off anti-gender politics and mobilizations in CCE and NME countries’. A report on this conference written by Andrea Peto can be read here.

CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS for the Conference: Gender, Law, Backlash What? Conference Where? University of Haifa (Israel) When? June 7-8, 2026 Deadline for Abstracts: February 16, 2026 Responses: March 19, 2026

From January 28-30, 2026, the annual meeting of the CA23149 project took place in Amiens (France) under the title ‘Annual Meeting of the COST Action CA23149 - After 1 Year: Current state and challenges of research on anti-gender movements’. Maryna Shevtsova has written a report on this conference, which can be read here.

From February 9-10, 2026, the training school of the CA23149 project entitled "Increasing Resilience for Young Researchers of Anti-Gender Politics and Mobilizations in CCE and NME Countries" took place in Vienna (Austria). You can find the programme here.