Hello, I hope this email finds you well. We would like to share the Call for Panels for our Gender and Politics section at the Italian Political Science Association (SISP) Annual Conference with the EPSA community. Would it be possible to forward it to the mailing list? Best regards, Francesca Feo & Anna Lavizzari ------------ The Standing Group on Gender and Politics of the Italian Political Science Association (SISP) is inviting panel proposals for the section we are organizing at this year’s Annual Conference, which will take place in the beautiful city of Naples from 4 to 6 September 2025. The section description is available below. Deadline for panels' submission is April, 6. Further details on the submission process can be found at the following link: https://www.sisp.it/en/conference-2025/call-for-panels-2025 The SISP Annual Conference is a highly international forum: all keynote speeches and plenary sessions are conducted in English, as are the vast majority of panels. For any questions, please feel free to contact the section co-chairs: Francesca Feo (francesca.feo@uib.no<mailto:francesca.feo@uib.no>) and Anna Lavizzari (alavizza@ucm.es). ----- Section: Gender, Sexuality and Intersectionality in Politics Sections Chairs: Francesca Feo (University of Bergen), Anna Lavizzari (University Complutense of Madrid) The study of gender and politics is now a well-established field of research. While gender and intersectional perspectives still struggle for full recognition as legitimate approaches within political science in some contexts, the past few decades have witnessed the flourishing of national and international projects, publications, and courses that center these perspectives in the study and teaching of politics and other areas of public life. The integration of gender and intersectionality as analytical categories has significantly broadened and deepened the scope of political science, enriching the discipline with new research questions and providing a diverse set of theoretical and methodological tools to revisit long-standing debates. In the last decade, gender and sexuality issues have become increasingly politicized at both national and international levels. In this evolving context, scholars specializing in gender, LGBT+, and feminist studies have consistently demonstrated that analysing gender and sexuality politics is crucial for understanding contemporary challenges to democracy. These include democratic backsliding, the rise of far-right politics, and growing global economic inequalities, as well as progress in the recognition of new rights and the implementation of equality policies. As old and new challenges emerge, it remains essential to examine how intersecting power structures within political and representative institutions shape their functioning and, ultimately, their political outcomes. This Section, sponsored by the Standing Group on Gender and Politics, seeks to actively engage with the latest international advancements in gender and politics research. We invite panel and paper proposals that explore issues related to gender, sexuality, and intersectionality in politics, academia, and other spheres of public life. We strongly value methodological pluralism and welcome contributions that adopt diverse methodological approaches, including qualitative, quantitative, mixed-methods, and theoretical perspectives. Possible topics include, but are not limited to: * Methodological innovations in the study of gender, sexuality, and intersectionality * Power, (political) representation, and intersectionality * Gender and intersectional perspectives on political and representative institutions * Gender (in)equalities and public policy * LGBTI+ rights, sexuality, and queer policies and politics * Gender, communication, and public discourse (online and offline) * Social movements, activism, and the politicization of gender and sexuality * Gender-based violence * Feminism and democracy * Gender, intersectionality, and sexuality in higher education and political science * Gender and feminist perspectives in international relations [Graphics, UiB logo] Francesca Feo, PhD Postdoctoral Fellow Department of Government University of Bergen Phone: +39 3208746334 Google Scholar<https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=fXcEMtQAAAAJ&hl=en> I work flexibly and may send emails outside normal working hours. Please do not feel obliged to respond outside your normal working hours.