European Journal of Politics and Gender

📢🔎@ejpgjournal.bsky.social call for editors is out! As journal editor you are a key gatekeeper who is on top of the most recent research. You initiate new ideas and nourish a community. Truth be told: it is a lot of work. But with the right team it is a rewarding professional experience.

Application deadline: 23 November 2025 The Editorial Management Board of the European Journal of Politics and Gender invites applications for the editorship of the journal to run for a period of three years from July 2026, with the possibility of renewing for a second two-year term. The European Journal of Politics and Gender (EJPG) is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes international, cutting-edge research in the broad field of politics and gender. The journal has an Impact Factor of 2.3, ranking in the top quartile of both Political Science and Women’s Studies journals. The journal understands research in ‘politics and gender’ to include both gender and LGBTQIA+ politics. The new editorial team is expected to continue the journal’s LGBTQIA+-inclusive approach to gender and politics scholarship. The current Lead Editors, Phillip Ayoub and Jennifer Piscopo, are stepping down with their Associate Editor team in July 2026. We are looking to appoint a team of two to three new Co-Lead Editors to shape the journal. The newly appointed Co-Lead Editors may work alongside one of the outgoing Lead Editors for a period of several months to ensure a smooth transition.

WE WANT YOU! 🫵

The call for a new editorial team for the EJPG is now open❗
The mandate of the journal's sitting stellar team led by @jennpiscopo.bsky.social & @payoub.bsky.social will come to an end in July 2026.

📆 Applications must be received by November 23rd

Details of call here: rb.gy/lqidii

Looking to understand meta-level changes and trends in the research production of scholars engages in gender, media and politics research?

Jaemin Shim provides the answers in the comprehensive review article.

doi.org/10.1332/2515...

Imagine of the article title "Who supports gender equality? Age, education, and sexism in the shadow of the radical right in Argentina"

🚨NEW ARTICLE ALERT🚨

In this new ✨FREE ACCESS✨ paper, @santiago-alles.bsky.social uses data from 2000+ respondents in Argentina 🇦🇷 to audit gender equality attitudes and what this means for the support of the radical right

doi.org/10.1332/2515...

Did you know that mothers in Italy are equally likely to vote for the Italian radical right compared to men regardless of whether they are fathers or not? 🗳️ 🇮🇹

You can read more here!

doi.org/10.1332/2515...

🚨 NEW ARTICLE ALERT🚨

In this new review piece, Jaemin Shim provides a bibliometrics overview of media, gender & politics research. Is the field become more quantitive? Are our cases more inclusive of the Global South? 🤔

doi.org/10.1332/2515...

If there is, we'd love to review it and considering publishing it at EJPG :)

🚨NEW ARTICLE ALERT🚨

Does having a female leader help normalise the radical right & attract support among women voters?

This new paper from researchers at the @sns.it provides the answer with evidence from Italy, Giorgia Meloni and Fratelli d’Italia 🗳️ 🇮🇹

doi.org/10.1332/2515...

Like experimental research? Want to understand how voters evaluate women prime ministers and what the consequences are?

This ✨OPEN ACCESS✨ paper use a 6-country experiment to assess if voter evaluations explain the lower number of woman prime ministers 👀

doi.org/10.1332/2515...

We all know there's a gender gap in support for the populist radical right. Where there is debate is on the why

In this new ✨OPEN ACCESS✨ paper, Kathina Mehring , @gefjonoff.bsky.social & @katarzynawojnicka.bsky.social use cross-country data to explain "protective masculinity" plays a role

Like experimental research? Want to understand how voters evaluate women prime ministers and what the consequences are?

This ✨OPEN ACCESS✨ paper use a 6-country experiment to assess if voter evaluations explain the lower number of woman prime ministers 👀

doi.org/10.1332/2515...

Have you had the chance to take a look at our EDITOR'S CHOICE collection? 👀

bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/subject/Edit...

All papers are now available ✨FREE ACCESS✨ until the end of October.

Resharing with a new link 😅

bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...

Resharing with a new link 😅

bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...

Thanks for flagging!

It looks like there's a problem with the doi...
doi.org/10.1332/2515...

This DOI link is correct but is unactive at the moment.

An alternative link is available here:
bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...

🚨NEW ARTICLE ALERT🚨

Can "protective masculinity" help explain the gender gap in support for the populist radical right? 👀

In this new ✨OPEN ACCESS✨ paper, Kathina Mehring , @gefjonoff.bsky.social & @katarzynawojnicka.bsky.social provide the answers 🗳️

doi.org/10.1332/2515...

oops! We dropped an l

You're paper is in here @stefrousseau.bsky.social :)

🚨NEW ARTICLE ALERT🚨

Check out Andra Pascu-Lindner & @kaitlinsenk.bsky.social's new experimental paper "Competent and influential: how do voters evaluate women prime ministers?"

It's ✨OPEN ACCESS✨

doi.org/10.1332/2515...

Check out our lates EDITOR'S CHOICE collection 🏆

With stunning papers 😍 from Carolina Glasserman Apicella, @giuliamariani.bsky.social and @stefrousseau.bsky.socia, all of these paper are available ✨FREE ACCESS✨ until October 31st 🎃

bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/subject/Edit...

🚨NEW ARTICLE ALERT🚨

Interested in understanding gender representation in the judiciary?

@mariannetoraasen.bsky.social has you covered with this new paper with novel data from Haiti 🇭🇹

doi.org/10.1332/2515...

Want to understand what are the implications of the UK Supreme Court ruling on the definition of sex? 🤔

We have you covered with this new ✨FREE ACCESS✨ piece from Claire Thurlow

doi.org/10.1332/2515...

Did we mention that this piece is currently ✨FREE✨ access?

🚨NEW ARTICLE ALERT🚨

Claire Thurlow breaks down the UK Supreme Court's ruling on the definition of sex.

doi.org/10.1332/2515...

How did we get here?
What does the ruling mean for trans inclusion going foward?

Looking to understand how anti-trans 🏳️‍⚧️ actors mobilise against trans-inclusive healthcare? 🤔

@zeinmurib.bsky.social has you covered with evidence from the US 🇺🇸

It's ✨FREE ACCESS✨

📖 doi.org/10.1332/2515...

Do you study or teach gender, sexuality, intersectionality, or political science? 🎓
Find the cutting edge research you need to brush up on before term! Free to access until 31 October 🌟https://bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/subject/EJPG-Themed-Collection

We’re celebrating our most cited authors of 2024 by making their articles free to access 🥳
bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/subject/EJPG...
See the thread below for our top 5 most cited authors

🚨NEW ARTICLE ALERT🚨

@zeinmurib.bsky.social has analysed US state-level legislative debates over trans healthcare in 2023 to show that pseudoscience fuels anti-trans mobilization 🏳️‍⚧️✊

It's ✨FREE ACCESS✨
📖 doi.org/10.1332/2515...

Want to make sense of the changing (and expanding) gender gap in political preferences of young men and women?

This new short paper on "From a gap to a gulf? [...] " provides the data 📊

doi.org/10.1332/2515...

The unexpected politics of ILGA-Europe’s rainbow maps: (de)constructing queer utopias/dystopias Recently, we have seen a proliferation of maps visualising the global state of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, plus (LGBTQI+) rights. While they represent a productive advocacy…

Huge congratulations 🤩 to @kslootmaeckers.bsky.social & @frammaturo.bsky.social whose paper "The unexpected politics of ILGA-Europe’s rainbow maps [...]" has received the Best Article Award by the CES Sexuality & Gender Section 🏆

The paper is now✨FREE ACCESS✨ until Sep. 30th!

‘Not that niche: making room for the study of LGBTIQ people in political science’ was one of our most cited papers of 2024. Well done ‪@payoub.bsky.social‬! 🌟
doi.org/10.1332/2515...