Prof. Klein: It Is Difficult to Label Japanese PM Takaichi a Populist, Despite Her Nationalism and Anti-Feminism
In this incisive interview for the ECPS, Professor Axel Klein offers a nuanced assessment of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s...
Dr. de Silva: Anti-Gender Narratives Are Highly Interlinked and Interconnected Across Borders
“Anti-gender discourses are very interlinked and interconnected; we see these floating narratives repeated across countries like Latvia, Poland, and Russia,”...
Popular, Not Populist? Imran Khan and the Civil–Military Grammar of Populism in Pakistan
In this incisive commentary, feminist scholar Afiya S. Zia dissects the myth that Imran Khan is “popular, not populist.” Drawing...
Queerness, Genocide, and International Law – A Look at Palestine
This commentary examines how queerness intersects with genocide and international law in the context of Palestine. Ass. Professor Izat El...
“No One Can Make You Feel Inferior Without Your Consent”: Is Eleanor Roosevelt Right?
Can we truly choose not to feel inferior? In this thought-provoking commentary, Syed Yousha Haider critically examines Eleanor Roosevelt’s famous...
Evaluations of Female Muslim Politicians in a Populist Era: Measuring Intersectionality Using Interaction Effects and Conjoint Experiments
AbstractHow do voters evaluate female Muslim politicians? The literature mainly approaches voter evaluations of underrepresented groups from a unitary perspective,...
Violence Against Women: Towards a Policy Understanding of the Patriarchy
DOWNLOAD POLICY PAPER Please cite as: Hussain, Shilan Fuad. (2025). “Violence Against Women: Towards a Policy Understanding of the Patriarchy.”...
Revealing the Intricacies of Gendered Islamophobia and Populism through the Lens of Transnational Feminist Endeavors
As transnational feminist scholars and activists, it becomes imperative for us to intervene in feminist epistemologies by carefully discerning the...
Unmasking Gender (In)Equality: Turkey’s Post-2023 Election Landscape
According to the World Economic Forum's 2020 Gender Gap Index, Turkey ranks 129th out of 146 countries surveyed. This ranking...
Surveying the landscape of women’s rights: Observations from a researcher
The intertwined dynamics of the 'patriarchal trifecta'—forced marriages, female genital mutilation (FGM), and so-called honor killings—create a symbiotic relationship, reinforcing...
Gender Populism: Civilizational Populist Construction of Gender Identities as Existential Cultural Threats
DOWNLOAD PDF Yilmaz, Ihsan & Shakil, Kainat. (2023). “Gender Populism: Civilizational Populist Construction of Gender Identities as Existential Cultural Threats.”...