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The Consequences of Co-Option: Rising Populism and the EU Efforts to Combat Gender Violence
February 21, 2019 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
A talk by Dr. Celeste Montoya, University of Colorado, Boulder.
In the past several decades, feminist transnational networks have worked to get (and keep) the issue of gender violence on the European Union’s agenda. The 1990s and early 2000s was characterized by important victories for these dynamic networks, as advocates from a wide array of countries utilized the various political opportunities of multilevel governance to push for European legislation framing gendered violence as a widespread problem in Europe and garnering vital resources to combat it. But the rise of the political right has had detrimental consequences for these efforts in myriad ways. In this talk, Professor Montoya discusses how the co-option of gender equality discourses by conservatives and far-right actors has shifted EU policy framing and initiatives aimed at combating gender violence.
This talk is sponsored by the UF Center for European Studies, with funding from the Erasmus+ European Commission Jean Monet Chair grant. Cosponsored by the UF Center for Gender, Sexualities, and Women’s Studies Research. This event is free and open to the public.
The European Commission support for this presentation does not constitute an endorsement of the contents which reflect the views of the presenter, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information given.