Start date:
October 2021Research Topic:
Womens Activism and Conservative Backlash in the Southern ConeResearch pathway:
Global Language Based Area StudiesResearch Supervisor:
Dr Joey Whitfield and Professor Marysia ZalewskiSupervising school:
Cardiff UniversityPrimary funding source:
ESRCWorking alongside feminist activists, this project aims to investigate how grassroots mobilisation in the Southern Cone countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay) affects policy decisions and navigates intense gender backlash. I am also interested in right-wing counter movements and their use of social media.
Email:
pickeringk@cardiff.ac.uk