Culture, Practice and Europeanization (CPE) is an open access peer reviewed platform for publishing research-based articles predominantly dealing with research into the multiplicity of social processes, interactions, and policies relating to Europeanization and international encounters in Europe. Perspectives may be interdisciplinary. Empirical, theoretical and conceptual texts of significant originality will be considered for publication. CPE publishes foremost full-length original articles, but will also consider original reviews, conference speeches, and notes in order to inform the research community of most recent developments. CPE welcomes contributions that seek to enhance understanding of social processes relating to internationalization and further trans-national activities and processes in Europe.
The European Parliament’s (EP) image as supranational gender equality and LGBTQIA+ inclusivity promoter is challenged by the increase of anti-gender claims and positions. We discuss what specific vulnerabilities and threats the EP’s strong...
The President of the European Commission plays a pivotal role in setting the agenda of the European Union. This is crucial for gender equality policy, given its horizontal nature. Gender equality policy requires coordination across multiple policy...
Political leadership has long been associated with masculine traits such as assertiveness, toughness, and task-orientation. Contemporary politics challenges and reproduces this model. The growing presence of women in leadership and crises that...
This article examines how climate change skepticism (CCS) intersects with sexism and masculinity in Southern Norway. It reveals how CCS can serve as a tactic to reject the perceived feminized and moralizing power of climate attitudes. Drawing on...
Crises intensify struggles over collective identity, as political actors compete to define who “we” are under uncertainty, within digital environments where algorithms shape which narratives gain visibility. While existing research shows how...
Post-industrial societies increasingly face conflicting forces that simultaneously advance and resist gender equality. While policy efforts have advanced women’s and LGBTIQ+ rights, a reactionary discourse has gained traction in Europe, often...
This study examines how gender-related attitudes are structured within contemporary cultural conflict lines and whether digital communicative engagement is associated with regressive positioning on gender issues. While support for formal gender...