Project description
Bridging activist claims and institutional policy
European democracy faces significant challenges, including the underrepresentation of minoritised groups and the rise of anti-equality movements that threaten democratic institutions. Supported by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme, the INSPiRE project will address these issues by investigating how inclusive democratic representation can be achieved in both parliaments and social movements. Focusing on Catalonia and the Basque Country, the project will use interviews and participant observation to examine how emotions and intersectional practices shape inclusion. Beyond academic research, INSPiRE aims to bridge movement studies and democratic theory to develop practical strategies for equality. By co-creating guidelines with activists and delivering policy briefs, the project seeks to strengthen Europe’s capacity to build more inclusive, resilient, and democratic societies.
Objective
Democracy in Europe faces persistent challenges. Women and minoritized groups remain underrepresented in parliaments, while social movements that should amplify their voices often reproduce internal inequalities. At the same time, the rise of anti-gender and far-right mobilizations undermines equality policies and democratic institutions. Against this backdrop, INSPiRE investigates how inclusive democratic representation can be achieved across both institutional and extra-institutional arenas.
The project explores two interrelated questions: how intersectional practices and emotional dynamics shape inclusion and exclusion within feminist movements and parliaments, and how claims originating in movements are translated, reshaped, or resisted within institutional arenas. Focusing on Catalonia and the Basque Country—two contexts with strong feminist traditions —INSPiRE will use qualitative methods, including interviews, participant observation, and process tracing, to generate new insights into the conditions that foster or hinder inclusive representation.
By bridging social movement studies and democratic theory, and by foregrounding the role of emotions, INSPiRE will advance both academic knowledge and practical strategies for equality. The project will deliver peer-reviewed publications, policy briefs, and co-created guidelines with activists and policymakers. In doing so, it will strengthen Europe’s capacity to build more inclusive, resilient, and democratic societies.
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HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
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