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“Retrumped”? – Donald is back in the White House

When Trump was elected for the first time, in 2016, we published a compilation of articles that predominantly analyzed the astonishment that the election result had provoked in the most [...] Read more

Notes on the webinar “Democracies in Dispute: Africa”

In 2024, more than 60 countries held or will hold elections at different levels of government. The contests aren’t only about who gets elected, but also about the very meaning [...] Read more

Sexual politics from July to October 2024

Introduction Once again, our newsletter brings you news and analysis about the current times, which are more somber than bright: authoritarian trends, the continued expansion of the ultra-right, and, above [...] Read more

Gender affirmation and evidence around suicide: Contributions to public debate

By: Tomás Ojeda, Mariana Gaba, Isidora Paiva-Mack, Rodrigo Sierra Rosales, Débora Fernández y Alemka Tomicic Year: 2024 This piece explores the relationship between gender-affirming interventions, particularly medical ones, and suicide [...] Read more

Dignitas Infinita: a first and brief reading

Sonia Corrêa In  April 2024, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of Faith, the main doctrinal body of the Holy See, published the Declaration Dignitas Infinita – On Human Dignity.  This new [...] Read more

The “Politics of Gender”: A Genealogical Commentary

by Sonia Corrêa Introduction I was motivated to write this commentary after reading a series of articles that revisit the conditions in which a transnational agenda of the repudiation of [...] Read more

DEMOCRACIES IN DISPUTE: Explore the series and access the materials

In 2024, more than 64 countries will have elections at different levels*. These disputes are both electoral and about the meaning of democracies. They will trigger conditions of fierce battles [...] Read more

Sexual politics from January to June 2024 (Part 2)

>> Read in PDF << Part 2 – Continuing anti-gender offensives Gender politics: good news Inevitably, the political situation described in part 1 of this issue is marked by anti-gender [...] Read more

Sexual politics from January to June 2024 (Part 1)

>> Read in PDF << Part 1 – Democracies in dispute Introduction As we have pointed out in previous editions, in recent years sexual politics has become inseparable from the [...] Read more

Brazil is accused at the UN of violations of the right to legal abortion

Civil society organisations have appealed to the United Nations, asking international bodies to put pressure on the Brazilian authorities to comply with the laws that guarantee the right to abortion [...] Read more

Sexual Politics from July to November 2023

>> Download and read in PDF << First Words This edition of the SPW newsletter covers the main events in sexual politics since July, roughly the second half of 2023. [...] Read more

From My Body to Yours, and Gaza to the World – Zillah Eisenstein

A Meditation on Death, Killing, and Possibility I knew my body was healing from the surgery when I found myself ready to engage with the world and posted on Facebook: [...] Read more

In conversation with Ros Petchesky, a feminist, Jewish voice for peace

by Françoise Girard On November 13, 2023, in New York City, I had the privilege of interviewing the brilliant Rosalind P. Petchesky, professor emerita of political science at Hunter College [...] Read more

Sexual Politics from February to July 2023

>>> Read/download in PDF <<< Opening Words This newsletter describes and seeks to contextualize the developments in sexual politics since February 2023. In times of democratic deterioration around the world, [...] Read more

Anti-trans attacks in sports: a necessary update

By Nana Soares. In July 2022, we published an article echoing and contextualising the guidelines then adopted by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) regarding the participation of trans women in [...] Read more
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