Professor Roberta Guerrina
MSc, PhD, BA
Expertise
I am interested in examining the politics of gender in the EU. My research focuses on the gendered nature of crisis, Brexit, and gender mainstreaming in policy areas traditionally seen as gender-neutral such as foreign policy.
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Biography
I joined the University of Bristol in 2019. Prior to taking on the role of Director of the Gender Research Centre in the School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies, I worked at University of Surrey where I was university lead/Director for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion as well as Professor of Politics and Jean Monnet Chair in Gendering EU Studies.
I am currently the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion officer for the University Association for Contemporary European Studies (UACES) and co-editor of the Journal of Common Market Studies Annual Review. In 2020-21 I am also chair of the Feminist Theory and Gender Section of the International Studies Association.
My work examines how gender norms and structures influence EU politics and policies. At the moment, I am researching the gendered impact of crisis, Brexit and Covid-19; gender and leadership; gender mainstreaming in foreign and security policy; and feminist research methodologies.
Research interests
Prof Guerrina is an expert in EU gender politics and policies. She is interested in understanding the impact of gender (hierarchies) on key policy areas traditionally seen as gender neutral, such as Brexit, Security and Defence. Currently, she is working on the unintended gender consequences of the UK's withdrawal from the EU. She has published in the area of Brexit; Women, Peace & Security; work-life balance; Identity politics and the idea of Europe.
She held the Jean Monnet Chair in EU GEnder Politics (2017-2019) and is co-founder of the UACES funded collaborative research network "Gendering EU Studies"
She co-authored one of the leading articles on the gendered impact of the UK's withdrawal from the EU: "Walking in the Shadow of EU Law" (with Annick Masselot). This article is making a detailed contribution to going debates about the representation of women's interests in current debates about the future of UK policy post-Brexit.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
EQI-IAA MRC CiC
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of Sociology, Politics and International StudiesDates
01/05/2023 to 30/09/2023
The ‘symbolic annihilation of women’ in primary school literature.
Principal Investigator
Role
Co-Investigator
Description
This project examines the prevalence of male and female characters in primary school books.Managing organisational unit
School of Sociology, Politics and International StudiesDates
01/02/2021 to 31/05/2022
Gendering Public Health: Women's Leadership in the Context of Covid-19
Principal Investigator
Description
This interdisciplinary project examines women’s role as leaders in the context of Covid-19 across both the Global North and Global South. By exploring the role of women in capacity building…Managing organisational unit
School of Sociology, Politics and International StudiesDates
01/01/2021 to 31/12/2021
Publications
Recent publications
01/07/2023Between a rock and a hard place
Women's Studies International Forum
Contesting Feminist Power Europe
European Security
Nakedly Normative
Journal of Common Market Studies, Special Issue: The JCMS Annual Review of the European Union
“A Crisis too Far? The EU Gender Regime Post-Covid”
Global Dialogue
Reflections on the Present and Future of European Studies: Expanding our Understanding of EUrope
Journal of Common Market Studies
