Published April 14, 2026 | Version v1

Faith as Strategy (Who's Afraid of Gender Podcast)

  • 1. EDMO icon University College Dublin
  • 2. ROR icon University of Erfurt
  • 3. ROR icon National School of Political Science and Public Administration

Description

Kath Browne shared RESIST findings during the Who's Afraid of Gender? podcast hosted by Elena Trifan. Other invited guests from outside the RESIST project included Marianna Muravyeva, Andrea Pető, Šárka Kolmašová, Roman Kuhar, Magdalena Grabowska, Adriana Zaharijević, Ionela Băluță, Tanja Vučković-Juroš, and Annette Henninger.

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From the podcast host's website:

Faith as Strategy

It’s hard to draw a line between the religious and the political in the story of “anti-gender” movements. This episode traces how faith became infrastructure: from Vatican diplomacy to populist slogans, from UN conventions to national parliaments.

Featuring voices from across Europe, Faith as Strategy explores how religious institutions and moral networks shaped the backlash against gender equality, how their messages travel, and what makes them resonate in moments of crisis.

With: Marianna Muravyeva, Andrea Pető, Šárka Kolmašová, Roman Kuhar, Magdalena Grabowska, Adriana Zaharijević, Ionela Băluță, Tanja Vučković-Juroš, Annette Henninger, and Kath Browne.
Host: Elena Trifan
Produced with the support of COST Action CA23149 “Democratization at stake? Comparing Anti-Gender Politics in CEE and NME countries (Antigender-Politics),” funded by COST – European Cooperation in Science and Technology. Find more about the project on the website here: https://www.comparing-antigender-politics.eu

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Who's Afraid of Gender Podcast_Episode Faith as Strategy.pdf

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Funding

European Commission
RESIST - Fostering Queer Feminist Intersectional Resistances against Transnational Anti-Gender Politics 101060749