In March 2026, I co-organised the international conference Anti-Gender Movements and Their Narratives at the University of Ljubljana together with Roman Kuhar. Building on the research relationships developed during my fellowship, the conference created an international forum for examining anti-gender mobilisation, its narratives and its implications for democratic change.
The event brought together researchers and stakeholders from Bosnia and Herzegovina alongside scholars from Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Austria and the Czech Republic. This made it possible to explore both the shared characteristics of anti-gender movements across national contexts and the political and social dynamics specific to individual countries.
At the conference, I presented my paper, Beyond Backlash: Opportunistic Synergies and Anti-Gender Politics in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The presentation allowed me to share key insights from my project and discuss how anti-gender actors form strategic alliances with political representatives in BiH. The received collegial feedback helped me refine the presented concepts. Just as importantly, the conference enabled me to establish new collaborations with researchers working on related questions throughout Central and Southeastern Europe.
Organising this event was an important step in increasing the project’s international visibility and building a research network that will continue beyond the fellowship.
