Gender Policy and (Anti)Gender Discourses - Between Progress and Regression. A Comparative Discourse and Policy Analysis in Four European Countries
The project aims to answer the questions of how democratic values are negotiated in the face of digitalization and discursive conflict, and what influence social media as well as national and transnational contexts have in this process.
- Keywords
- Geschlechterpolitik, Diskurs- und Policyanalyse
- Duration
- 11/01/2023 - 10/31/2026
- University institution
- Interdisciplinary Centre for European Studies (ICES)
Key facts
Description
The frequently stated crisis of Western democracies involves the rejection of the liberal-democratic canon of values in favor of an authoritarian-regressive value orientation, which strongly politicizes the value of gender equality in particular. Building on this theoretically, we turn to this value conflict by examining in four European countries (Germany, Ireland, Poland, Spain) why gender equality has become increasingly politicized and to what extent there is rising polarization within society. The aim is to analyze in-depth the intertwining and mutual influence of three discourse arenas - policy discourse, traditional media discourse and social media discourse - on debates about abortion (reproductive rights) and women's access to the labor market (productive rights). In doing so, the project aims to answer the questions of how democratic values are negotiated in the face of digitalization and discursive conflict, and what influence social media as well as national and transnational contexts have in this process.
Responsible
Dr.Stefan Wallaschek
- Phone
- +49 461 805 2707
- stefan.wallaschek-PleaseRemoveIncludingDashes-@uni-flensburg.de
- Building
- Gebäude Riga 6
- Room
- RIG 607
- Street
- Auf dem Campus 1b
- Post code / City
- 24943 Flensburg
Prof. Dr.Monika Eigmüller
- Phone
- +49 461 805 2243
- monika.eigmueller-PleaseRemoveIncludingDashes-@uni-flensburg.de
- Building
- Gebäude Tallinn 1
- Room
- TAL 314
- Street
- Auf dem Campus 1b
- Post code / City
- 24943 Flensburg
Financing
Gerada Henkel Stiftung