[Commlist] Call for Papers - The Meanings of Intersectionality in EU Public Policy

SISP 2025 - Naples - September 4-6, 2025
Section 12: Gender, Sexuality and Intersectionality in Politics
Panel 12.1: The Meanings of Intersectionality in EU Public Policy

In the European Union, intersectionality has gained visibility in recent 
years, particularly in the context of gender equality policy-making. The 
European Commission’s Gender Equality Strategy 2020–2025 positions 
intersectionality as a vital approach to advancing gender equality. The 
European Institute of Gender Equality (EIGE) identifies it as “one of 
the major gender equality challenges in the European Union for the next 
fifteen years”. However, while its importance is widely acknowledged, 
its meanings and applications in public policy remain subject to debate. 
How is intersectionality interpreted, adapted, and negotiated in 
different institutional and social contexts across the EU? How do public 
policies operationalise intersectionality in practice, and what 
challenges arise in its daily implementation?

This panel invites contributions that explore the multiple 
understandings of intersectionality in public policy, focusing on its 
negotiation and application in various spaces across the European Union. 
We seek perspectives that critically examine:

- How intersectionality is framed and understood in different policy 
domains.
- The institutional and structural challenges in applying EU 
recommendations on intersectionality.
- How intersectionality is translated into practice in public 
institutions, higher education, and civil society.
- The tensions between intersectionality as a transformative concept and 
its instrumentalisation in policy-making.
- Case studies on the successes and failures of intersectional policies 
in different European contexts.

We welcome theoretical, empirical, and interdisciplinary approaches that 
engage with policy analysis, discourse studies, sociology, political 
science, law, and related fields. Contributions may focus on national, 
regional, or EU-wide perspectives, as well as comparative studies. 
Communication and Media Studies scholars are welcome to take part in 
this panel.

Call for papers open until 25 May 2025

https://www.sisp.it/convegno-2025/call-for-papers
Contact: (pimenta /at/ pg.tu-darmstadt.de)


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