The COST Action Democratisation at Stake: Comparing Anti-Gender Politics presents its Autumn 2026 Lecture Series, bringing together international scholars and experts to discuss anti-gender politics, democratic backsliding, political inclusion, digital communication, higher education, law, and public policy. The series takes place entirely online, with a combination of live Zoom lectures and pre-recorded talks. All lectures will also be published on our YouTube channel.

As part of the conference ‘Historicising the Migration-Antigender Nexus’ (Amiens, 24–25 September 2026), a roundtable will take place on 25 September 2026.

The programme and photos from the Istanbul workshop can be viewed here.

The program for the conference, organized by Heidi Hein-Kircher and Marie-Jose Ruiz, has been published and can be viewed here.

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).