Liberal democracy is, by now, widely diagnosed as being in profound political crisis. The impossible-to-ignore rise of right-wing authoritarian forces has prompted calls to defend and protect democracy. From the perspective of (intersectional) gender studies, this prompts a series of questions, beginning with: What does democracy actually mean in different contexts? For the 7th special issue of GENDER, our guest editors invite submissions with a theoretical and/or empirical focus.

Call for papers is open, please submit your abstract by 18 October 2026 

Would you like to publish in GENDER? For the Open Section of the journal, we invite authors to submit articles from various disciplines that examine gender relations in social and cultural contexts from a theoretical or empirical perspective. Please submit your work via manuskripte[at]gender-zeitschrift.de. If you have any questions, please email redaktion[at]gender-zeitschrift.de or read our information for authors.

The call for papers is open.

This issue is devoted to current research on intersectional social inequalities, as well as theoretical and methodological developments. The articles ‘test’ the symbolic and epistemic limits of intersectional theories and methods through the lens of research practice. This opens up a reflexive perspective on the conditions of scientific knowledge production itself.

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