How did feminism shape the rise of gender studies in Europe? Using a generational lens, this book offers fresh insights and perspectives on the development and consolidation of gender studies in Europe. With contributions from pioneering women scholars who built and sustained the European Sociological Association’s Research Network 33, it provides an unprecedented account of how feminism and women’s studies were the catalyst for a gender turn in academic thought. Highlighting the interdisciplinary innovations feminism brought to the field, this is a vital exploration of the lasting impact of generations of scholars on European and global gender studies. Using a generational lens, this book offers fresh insights and perspectives on the ongoing development and establishment of gender studies in Europe. With contributions from pioneering women scholars who built and sustained the European Sociological Association’s Research Network 33, it provides an unprecedented history of how feminism and women’s studies was the catalyst for a gender turn in academic thought. Highlighting the interdisciplinary innovations feminism brought to the field, this is a vital exploration of the lasting impact of generations of scholars on European and global gender studies.

Contributors: Raghda Alnabilsy; Milica Antić Gaber; Ursula Apitzsch; Jennie Bristow; Federica Cabras; Nilay Çabuk Kaya; Consuelo Corradi; Elżbieta Czapka; Stellamarina Donato; Yeliz Kendir-Gök; Barbara Kijewska; Monica Massari; Tal Meler; Simona Miceli; Elina Oinas; Jasna Podreka; Elisabetta Ruspini; Veronika Tašner; Ana Vidu.