Reframing Reproduction Published: 19 April 2022 Online discussion series The freedom to decide over one’s own body and reproduction is still a privilege in today’s world. Whether or not to have children and how to raise them is a very personal choice, but also a choice with political implications: Who is encouraged or forced to have children? Who has access to resources and the means to have children? Whose parenthood is the subject of reappraisal or prevention? How do laws, policies, and public health programmes influence people’s access to reproductive self-determination?
Are identity politics inevitable in order to stand up for (one's) rights? Published: 26 January 2022 Commentary Left-wing identity politics must be more about foregrounding people’s common concerns and not their common characteristics, says Dr. Julia Ehrt, Executive Director at ILGA World. By Dr. Julia Ehrt
„Addressing GBV in the workplace is a journey for many organizations“ Published: 26 November 2021 Interview Physical or sexual violence is part of women's everyday experience in many places - also in the workplace. Often it is about abuse of power. There have also been cases of gender-based violence in some non-governmental organisations in recent years. Protective measures have been taken as a result. But is that enough? An interview with Christine Ash Büchner. By Aida Fatić
Universalism Versus Identity Politics: Of a False Juxtaposition Published: 30 November 2021 Essay Why are identity politics and criticism of discrimination often equated with one another and what consequences does this have for dealing with the ongoing reality of social violence in a serious way? By Max Czollek
Left-wing Liberal Identity Politics in Bosnia and Herzegovina Published: 23 November 2021 In the 1990s, excesses of ethnonationalism led to the devastating Balkan Wars. Today, left-wing liberal agents are trying to free themselves from these destructive forces. By Marion Kraske
Queer Feminist Perspectives On Political Homophobia And Anti-Feminism In The Middle East And Europe Published: 12 August 2021 Konferenz This two-day digital conference, organized by the Humboldt University of Berlin’s Department of Diversity and Social Conflict in cooperation with Brown University and the Heinrich-Böll-Foundation, aims to bring together researchers, activists, and community organizers to discuss how discourses on gender and sexuality have evolved in the Middle East and Europe amid the rise of far-right and authoritarian movements.
The climate crisis is a result of the commodification of land and social relations Published: 26 February 2021 Interview The climate crisis is the result of relations of power and exploitation, between the Global North and the Global South as well as between people and nature. A decolonial approach in climate activism stands for a radical break with colonial principles of economic, political and social systems – including industrial agriculture and landgrabbing. A conversation with Ruth Nyambura, climate activist from Kenya. By Imeh Ituen
No Women, No Peace Published: 3 November 2020 Speech It was a long way before the implementation of UN Resolution 1325 on the prevention of war and sexual violence against women got on track. On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the resolution, Barbara Unmüßig speaks about what steps and actions have to be taken to approach the goal of female participation in phases of conflict. By Barbara Unmüßig
Women who are idealists and really fight for a cause inspire me Published: 20 October 2020 Portrait The stamina of women who actively care for their relatives who have been missing for years inspired Rasa Ostrauskaite in her work for a more sustainable missing persons process in Iraq. By Eglė Zicari
Through people coming together, we break the silence of the past Published: 20 October 2020 Portrait Nomarussia Bonase devotes all her energy to the fight for justice. The portrait of a peacemaker. By Joy Watson
