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The most recent headlines about the conflict in Ukraine have marked eyes and hearts alike. Whether it be the New York Times, the Guardian, or Le Monde (amongst others), news coming from the front lines are now shifting from classic security, strategy and policy dissection towards shocking narratives of Ukrainians - especially women - being raped by Russian soldiers. Some outlets were rather rapid in blaming the Russian army of “weaponizing rape”, which implies the widespread and systematic use of rape as a direct tactic of war, or as part of an official policy.

Co-authored by Karen Celis and Sarah Childs , Feminist Democratic Representation wins the Political Studies Association 's Mackenzie Book Prize 2022 for the best book published in political science...

The EU’s legislative process and operational activities have a strong and ever growing impact on the lives of European citizens and residents. It is hence important to understand the exact role and potential that the different parliaments of the EU have in the oversight of executive actors at EU level.

Before there is a discussion on racism it is essential to understand that there is no racism without race.

On paper, the equality between women’s and men’s political citizenship is guaranteed in Belgium. In practice however, I argue, this equality is not always lived up to.

The starting point of the thesis is the so-called 'crisis of political representation'; the fact that increasing numbers of citizens feel completely disconnected from political representatives.

Submit your paper to the two-day workshop “Antiracism in Europe” by 5 July 2021. This workshop is supported by BIRMM, BSOG, EDGE and RHEA at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel.

The pandemic has changed the format of academic conferences for the better: moving from on-site to online. With the hope of keeping what worked well during the pandemic, I reflect on my recent conference experiences.

The book is a contribution to studies on women’s underrepresentation in local politics. It provides an in-depth analysis of Turkey, a case that is often relegated to the periphery of the “women & politics” literature.

BIRMM, RHEA, the VEN-network and the Race & Research Network invite you to join the discussion on how to decolonise universities and VUB in particular.

In this post, I am going to share some resources and tips to write academic blog posts that I wished I had known about when I first started blogging.

To highlight the International Day Against Racism, Zakiyyah Iman Jackson takes the floor to share her innovative thinking on the intricate relations between race, species and the idea of ‘the human’.

My fieldwork experience in The Gambia was a uniquely enriching experience and an opportunity to further learn and develop practical fieldwork skills.

René Kreichauf: "My dissertation brings forth forced migration within the agenda of urban studies, and it provides new theoretical approaches and fresh empirical material"

Laura Westerveen: "when I moved to Brussels to start my PhD trajectory I never expected to begin and end the writing process of my thesis while in lockdown"

EDGE recruits post-doctoral researchers for a 2-year term (2021-2022) to strengthen its current research team and support collective research efforts.

Together with RHEA , EDGE is happy to announce the 8 th biennial conference of the Afroeuropeans Network titled "Intersectional Challenges in Afroeuropean Communities". The Afroeuropeans Network...

Papers should examine 1) the positions of institutional actors; 2) the capacity to impose their policy preferences; 3) how this shapes policy change in the EU; and 4) the influence of the European Council.

This call for projects aims to stimulate and support collective research endeavors that are connected with the EDGE Programme. In order to be eligible for funding, projects have to produce a research outcome

On the occasion of International Women’s Day , RHEA (Research Centre on Gender, Diversity & Intersectionality) , Crosstalks, Research Events and the Equality Team organize a new edition of the...

The first joint publication of the EDGE Programme is out! The book “The Edges of Political Representation” provides an overview of what political representation means today.