Elin Bjarnegård
@elinbja.bsky.social
Professor at Uppsala University. Member of UPPGAP. Director of FIIN. Studies gender and masculinities in politics, authoritarianism, violence, corruption.
Pinned
”Gender” is increasingly used as a political signal. In a new Journal of Democracy article with Pär Zetterberg we show how authoritarians use 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 and 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 as flexible tools of power - different messages to different audiences, same goal: regime legitimation.
🔗 lnkd.in/e6JDkn93
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Political Masculinities in Europe – Public Panel
🗓 11 Feb, 10:30–12:00, BrIAS (Brussels)
🎙 With Karen Celis, @payoub.bsky.social @tomekbesta.bsky.social @elinbja.bsky.social @veralomazzi.bsky.social and me!
This panel is part of a NWO-VICI Grant
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🗓 11 Feb, 10:30–12:00, BrIAS (Brussels)
🎙 With Karen Celis, @payoub.bsky.social @tomekbesta.bsky.social @elinbja.bsky.social @veralomazzi.bsky.social and me!
This panel is part of a NWO-VICI Grant
brias.be/index.php/ev...
Political Masculinities in Europe – Public Panel – The Brussels Institute for Advanced Studies
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January 20, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Political Masculinities in Europe – Public Panel
🗓 11 Feb, 10:30–12:00, BrIAS (Brussels)
🎙 With Karen Celis, @payoub.bsky.social @tomekbesta.bsky.social @elinbja.bsky.social @veralomazzi.bsky.social and me!
This panel is part of a NWO-VICI Grant
brias.be/index.php/ev...
🗓 11 Feb, 10:30–12:00, BrIAS (Brussels)
🎙 With Karen Celis, @payoub.bsky.social @tomekbesta.bsky.social @elinbja.bsky.social @veralomazzi.bsky.social and me!
This panel is part of a NWO-VICI Grant
brias.be/index.php/ev...
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Whether preying on people’s anxieties or playing the part of the progressive liberal, illiberal leaders see “gender” as a tool that can be adapted to whatever use best serves their interests, @elinbja.bsky.social and @parzetterberg.bsky.social argue.
January 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Whether preying on people’s anxieties or playing the part of the progressive liberal, illiberal leaders see “gender” as a tool that can be adapted to whatever use best serves their interests, @elinbja.bsky.social and @parzetterberg.bsky.social argue.
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@elinbja.bsky.social and I are leading SWEPSA (Swedish Political Science Association) for the coming two years! Looking forward to it! :)
www.uu.se/en/departmen...
www.uu.se/en/departmen...
Elin Bjarnegård and Michal Grahn elected to the leadership of SWEPSA – Department of Government – Uppsala University
www.uu.se
December 8, 2025 at 10:30 AM
@elinbja.bsky.social and I are leading SWEPSA (Swedish Political Science Association) for the coming two years! Looking forward to it! :)
www.uu.se/en/departmen...
www.uu.se/en/departmen...
”Gender” is increasingly used as a political signal. In a new Journal of Democracy article with Pär Zetterberg we show how authoritarians use 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 and 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 as flexible tools of power - different messages to different audiences, same goal: regime legitimation.
🔗 lnkd.in/e6JDkn93
🔗 lnkd.in/e6JDkn93
January 9, 2026 at 3:47 PM
”Gender” is increasingly used as a political signal. In a new Journal of Democracy article with Pär Zetterberg we show how authoritarians use 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 and 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 as flexible tools of power - different messages to different audiences, same goal: regime legitimation.
🔗 lnkd.in/e6JDkn93
🔗 lnkd.in/e6JDkn93
Very happy, a bit tired, and grateful — with a head buzzing with ideas — after wrapping up the International Workshop on Sexual Corruption together with an amazing group of generous, curious, and deeply engaged experts.
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December 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Very happy, a bit tired, and grateful — with a head buzzing with ideas — after wrapping up the International Workshop on Sexual Corruption together with an amazing group of generous, curious, and deeply engaged experts.
l1nq.com/FXUMt
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“We realized the importance having a name for it to be able to talk about sexual corruption – and to legislate” says prof. @elinbja.bsky.social at the International Workshop on #sexualcorruption hosted by #UU-RESC research environment, gathering practitioners and academics from the entire field.
December 3, 2025 at 6:43 PM
“We realized the importance having a name for it to be able to talk about sexual corruption – and to legislate” says prof. @elinbja.bsky.social at the International Workshop on #sexualcorruption hosted by #UU-RESC research environment, gathering practitioners and academics from the entire field.
Are you in Uppsala next week? Don’t miss this open panel discussion about sexual corruption in Sweden.
#uuresc
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#uuresc
www.uu.se/en/departmen...
Challenging the self-image: Abuse of power for sex in Sweden
- Uppsala University
Does abuse of power for sex take place in Sweden? This open panel challenges two aspects of Sweden’s self-image: being non-corrupt and gender-equal. It explores concrete instances of sexual corruption...
www.uu.se
November 27, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Are you in Uppsala next week? Don’t miss this open panel discussion about sexual corruption in Sweden.
#uuresc
www.uu.se/en/departmen...
#uuresc
www.uu.se/en/departmen...
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November 25 is White Ribbon Day, a campaign where men and boys pledge to end violence against women and girls. See how MEN4DEM is participating this year 🏳️✊
#men4dem #wespeakup
#men4dem #wespeakup
November 25, 2025 at 7:11 PM
November 25 is White Ribbon Day, a campaign where men and boys pledge to end violence against women and girls. See how MEN4DEM is participating this year 🏳️✊
#men4dem #wespeakup
#men4dem #wespeakup
Read our latest U4-blog
Getting the law on sexual corruption right: Why a ‘do no harm’ approach is essential www.u4.no/blog/getting...
Getting the law on sexual corruption right: Why a ‘do no harm’ approach is essential www.u4.no/blog/getting...
Getting the law on sexual corruption right: Why a ‘do no harm’ approach is essential
Case studies from Sri Lanka, Tanzania, and Sweden show that legal recognition is vital – and that legislation must address power imbalances and avoid criminalising the victims.
www.u4.no
November 12, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Read our latest U4-blog
Getting the law on sexual corruption right: Why a ‘do no harm’ approach is essential www.u4.no/blog/getting...
Getting the law on sexual corruption right: Why a ‘do no harm’ approach is essential www.u4.no/blog/getting...
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Better get your paper submissions in for the @epssnet.bsky.social conference in June 2026, as the deadline is 7 November, and we have no intention of extended that (given the submission numbers)!
epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
Call for Papers | EPSS Belfast 2026 Conference
Submit your abstract or full paper for EPSS Belfast 2026. Share cutting‑edge political science research, network with peers & contribute to academic impact.
epssnet.org
November 1, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Better get your paper submissions in for the @epssnet.bsky.social conference in June 2026, as the deadline is 7 November, and we have no intention of extended that (given the submission numbers)!
epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
This roundtable was the perfect illustration of @men4dem.bsky.social, synthesizing artistic performance, activist experience and academic knowledge all in one.
Such an inspiring roundtable @men4dem.bsky.social at the University of Bergamo with Cerchio degli Uomini, Bharath Ganesh, @norocel.bsky.social @lizamugge.bsky.social and an incredibly powerful performance by @via-berlin.bsky.social so many thanks
October 30, 2025 at 4:11 PM
This roundtable was the perfect illustration of @men4dem.bsky.social, synthesizing artistic performance, activist experience and academic knowledge all in one.
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October 30, 2025 at 8:51 AM
It’s here! Gendering Party Politics published with Oxford University Press & available in all good bookshops in hardcover & paperback.
Edited by @merylkenny.bsky.social and @elinbja.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/book/61464
Edited by @merylkenny.bsky.social and @elinbja.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/book/61464
Gendering Party Politics: Feminist Institutionalist Perspectives
Abstract. Gendering Party Politics explores the relationship between gender and political parties through a feminist institutionalist lens. Across 17 chapt
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October 27, 2025 at 8:04 PM
It’s here! Gendering Party Politics published with Oxford University Press & available in all good bookshops in hardcover & paperback.
Edited by @merylkenny.bsky.social and @elinbja.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/book/61464
Edited by @merylkenny.bsky.social and @elinbja.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/book/61464
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Our own @elinbja.bsky.social (chair) and @grahn.bsky.social (treasurer/secretary) have been elected to the new board of SWEPSA! Congratulations!
swepsa.org/index.html?f...
swepsa.org/index.html?f...
SWEPSA
swepsa.org
October 8, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Our own @elinbja.bsky.social (chair) and @grahn.bsky.social (treasurer/secretary) have been elected to the new board of SWEPSA! Congratulations!
swepsa.org/index.html?f...
swepsa.org/index.html?f...
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🚨Three members of the MEN4DEM team are leading a section at the 2026 ECPG! 🚨
Swipe right to learn more!
#MEN4DEM @ecpr.bsky.social
Swipe right to learn more!
#MEN4DEM @ecpr.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 10:44 AM
🚨Three members of the MEN4DEM team are leading a section at the 2026 ECPG! 🚨
Swipe right to learn more!
#MEN4DEM @ecpr.bsky.social
Swipe right to learn more!
#MEN4DEM @ecpr.bsky.social
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🎤🙌'(Anti)democratic Masculinities Theory in Action': upcoming talk at the University of Lisbon drawing on co-authored work with @elinbja.bsky.social @men4dem.bsky.social. www.ics.ulisboa.pt/en/evento/an...
(Anti)democratic Masculinities Theory in action: transdisciplinary reflections and co-creation
On September 29, Liza Mügge (University of Amsterdam) will be the guest speaker in a joint seminar organized by the Research Groups LIFE, RIGoP and SPARC. The theme will be (Anti)democratic Masculinit...
www.ics.ulisboa.pt
September 10, 2025 at 12:16 PM
🎤🙌'(Anti)democratic Masculinities Theory in Action': upcoming talk at the University of Lisbon drawing on co-authored work with @elinbja.bsky.social @men4dem.bsky.social. www.ics.ulisboa.pt/en/evento/an...
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Meet one of our expert organisations, Share the Care!
Share the Care is a Polish organisation that promotes a partnership model of family life that focuses on parental and gender equality.
#MEN4DEM #genderequality #parentalequality #SharetheCare
Read more on www.men4dem.eu
Share the Care is a Polish organisation that promotes a partnership model of family life that focuses on parental and gender equality.
#MEN4DEM #genderequality #parentalequality #SharetheCare
Read more on www.men4dem.eu
September 10, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Meet one of our expert organisations, Share the Care!
Share the Care is a Polish organisation that promotes a partnership model of family life that focuses on parental and gender equality.
#MEN4DEM #genderequality #parentalequality #SharetheCare
Read more on www.men4dem.eu
Share the Care is a Polish organisation that promotes a partnership model of family life that focuses on parental and gender equality.
#MEN4DEM #genderequality #parentalequality #SharetheCare
Read more on www.men4dem.eu
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Meet one of MEN4DEM's Expert organisations, Cerchio degli Uomini!
Cerchio degli Uomini is an Italian non-profit association that aims to promote non-patriarchal masculinity and prevent gender-based violence.
#men4dem #caringmasculinities #genderequality
Read more on www.men4dem.eu
Cerchio degli Uomini is an Italian non-profit association that aims to promote non-patriarchal masculinity and prevent gender-based violence.
#men4dem #caringmasculinities #genderequality
Read more on www.men4dem.eu
September 3, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Meet one of MEN4DEM's Expert organisations, Cerchio degli Uomini!
Cerchio degli Uomini is an Italian non-profit association that aims to promote non-patriarchal masculinity and prevent gender-based violence.
#men4dem #caringmasculinities #genderequality
Read more on www.men4dem.eu
Cerchio degli Uomini is an Italian non-profit association that aims to promote non-patriarchal masculinity and prevent gender-based violence.
#men4dem #caringmasculinities #genderequality
Read more on www.men4dem.eu
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🚀 Our first MEN4DEM newsletter is out!
Updates, events, and voices from across Europe on building more equal and inclusive democracies.
Read it here 👉 fn6v6.r.ag.d.sendibm3.com/mk/mr/sh/Oyc...
Updates, events, and voices from across Europe on building more equal and inclusive democracies.
Read it here 👉 fn6v6.r.ag.d.sendibm3.com/mk/mr/sh/Oyc...
August 12, 2025 at 11:24 AM
🚀 Our first MEN4DEM newsletter is out!
Updates, events, and voices from across Europe on building more equal and inclusive democracies.
Read it here 👉 fn6v6.r.ag.d.sendibm3.com/mk/mr/sh/Oyc...
Updates, events, and voices from across Europe on building more equal and inclusive democracies.
Read it here 👉 fn6v6.r.ag.d.sendibm3.com/mk/mr/sh/Oyc...
Reposted by Elin Bjarnegård
EPSA have announced that they will hold a conference in July 2026.
😵💫 We understand that there might be some confusion about EPSS and EPSA.
👉🏽 So we thought we would clarify some things.
A short 🧵
😵💫 We understand that there might be some confusion about EPSS and EPSA.
👉🏽 So we thought we would clarify some things.
A short 🧵
August 7, 2025 at 4:28 PM
EPSA have announced that they will hold a conference in July 2026.
😵💫 We understand that there might be some confusion about EPSS and EPSA.
👉🏽 So we thought we would clarify some things.
A short 🧵
😵💫 We understand that there might be some confusion about EPSS and EPSA.
👉🏽 So we thought we would clarify some things.
A short 🧵
Idag skriver vi om sexuell korruption i Sverige på DN Debatt.
@dagensnyheter.bsky.social @uu-polisci.bsky.social @uppgap.bsky.social @qoginstitute.bsky.social
www.dn.se/debatt/sexue...
@dagensnyheter.bsky.social @uu-polisci.bsky.social @uppgap.bsky.social @qoginstitute.bsky.social
www.dn.se/debatt/sexue...
DN Debatt. ”Sexuell korruption är inte som andra mutbrott”
DN Debatt. Nya förslag kan få motsatt effekt och skapa fler risker för de utsatta, skriver fyra forskare.
www.dn.se
August 7, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Idag skriver vi om sexuell korruption i Sverige på DN Debatt.
@dagensnyheter.bsky.social @uu-polisci.bsky.social @uppgap.bsky.social @qoginstitute.bsky.social
www.dn.se/debatt/sexue...
@dagensnyheter.bsky.social @uu-polisci.bsky.social @uppgap.bsky.social @qoginstitute.bsky.social
www.dn.se/debatt/sexue...
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Back in 🇸🇪 after a month of train traveling through Europe. 🚞
Long-distance #traintravel requires combing purposes. #Slowtravel gave me time for a real holiday, focused writing, and even a few work meetings on my way home.
Productive, inspiring, enjoyable and relaxing - all at once!
Long-distance #traintravel requires combing purposes. #Slowtravel gave me time for a real holiday, focused writing, and even a few work meetings on my way home.
Productive, inspiring, enjoyable and relaxing - all at once!
July 19, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Back in 🇸🇪 after a month of train traveling through Europe. 🚞
Long-distance #traintravel requires combing purposes. #Slowtravel gave me time for a real holiday, focused writing, and even a few work meetings on my way home.
Productive, inspiring, enjoyable and relaxing - all at once!
Long-distance #traintravel requires combing purposes. #Slowtravel gave me time for a real holiday, focused writing, and even a few work meetings on my way home.
Productive, inspiring, enjoyable and relaxing - all at once!
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If you are attending Stockholm Pride this year (and speak Swedish), come and see this panel on the growing polarization around LGBTQ+ rights, featuring a great lineup, including myself. :) program.stockholmpride.org/sv/events/29...
Hur polariserade är vi - egentligen? av RFSL | Stockholm Pride
Vad händer med sakfrågorna när hbtqi-personers rättigheter görs till symbolfrågor i ett bredare s.k kulturkrig?
program.stockholmpride.org
July 9, 2025 at 11:56 AM
If you are attending Stockholm Pride this year (and speak Swedish), come and see this panel on the growing polarization around LGBTQ+ rights, featuring a great lineup, including myself. :) program.stockholmpride.org/sv/events/29...