An activist sentenced to eight months of community service for facilitating abortion pills. The creation of ‘LGBT-ideology’ free zones. A Minister for Family, Natality, and Equal Opportunity who opposes abortion and same-sex unions. Imposed disclaimers on children’s books that portray so-called “behaviours deviating from traditional gender roles”.It is hard to believe that all these are things are happening in the European Union. But they are. Gender has become an ideological battlefield that political actors on the extremes are using to gain power.To help us make sense of the anti-gender campaigns and actions in the EU, the strategies, actors, and networks behind them, we welcome to “Making Sense of EU”, David Paternotte, Associate Professor in Sociology at the Université libre de Bruxelles, and codirector of STRIGES.---------------------------------- "Making sense of EU" is a podcast created and produced by the Institut d’études européennes (IEE) of the Université libre de Bruxelles, in which scientific research sheds light on the pressing issues of EU affairs. Its 1st series, EUqualis, focuses on Inequality and the European Union.This serie is sponsored by the IE-ULB's Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence EUqualis and is co-funded by the ERasmus + programme of the European Union.ULB Podcasts, les podcasts de l'Université libre de Bruxelles.Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

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