Abortion Figurations at ESA in Warsaw!
A strong representation of the Abortion Figurations team is among the presenters at this year’s 17th Conference of the European Sociological Association, taking place between August 25th and 28th 2026 in our hometown of Warsaw. Marta Bucholc will give her presentation entitled “Plural Utopianism and Involvement Patterns: Narrative (De)Construction of the Right to Abortion” on August […]
Abortion Figurations at Bergen Exchanges workshop
As customary in late August, Abortion Figurations team was represented by Carolina Mosquera Vera at a Bergen Exchanges workshop organized at Bergen University. This year is particularly important, as the event coincides with the launch of a book entitled Gender, Sexuality, and Law. South-South Perspectives, edited by Lívia Gonçalves Buzolin, with contributions by – amongst others […]
Abortion Figurations in the ERC Magazine!
“Abortion Figurations” PI, Marta Bucholc, was featured talking about our project for the ERC Magazine. In the article she reflects on our journey, especially figuring out the ethics side of the research, setting up benefit sharing schemes, and communicating in a multicultural and interdisciplinary setting, that is our research team. Read more here: https://erc.europa.eu/news-events/magazine-article/when-equity-becomes-politically-contested.
In Memory of Hamid Murtada Khalafallah
“Law as a tool for the regulation of reproduction” Conference
Between 13-14 March 2026, Marta Bucholc has attended the “Law as a Tool for the Regulation of Reproduction” conference organized by the Law Faculty at the Aristotle University in Thessaloniki, Greece. Her presentation was entitled “Access to abortion in Poland: assessing the collateral damage of the Rule of Law crisis”. More presentation on the […]
12-13 March 2026: (Post)colonialism and Race in in Central and Eastern Europe
On 12-13 March 2026, Iskra de Vries and Marta Gospodarczyk attended the “(Post)colonialism and Race in Central and Eastern Europe” workshop organized by the Institute for Social Studies at the University of Warsaw in cooperation with Charles University in Prague, ELTE University in Budapest, University of Vienna, and RECET (Research Center for the History of […]
Publications alert!
This month, an article by Marta Bucholc, Iskra de Vries and Bartek Cyran, as well as a book chapter by Nikoletta Pikramenou and Bartek Cyran were published! First, an article entitled “Abortion Lawfare and the Margin of Appreciation in the ECtHR Jurisprudence on Poland” by Marta Bucholc, Iskra de Vries and Bartek Cyran which was […]
19 December 2025: Genre et civilisation: Norbert Elias était-il féministe?
Marta Bucholc took part in a seminar Genre et civilisation: Norbert Elias était-il féministe? organized by CReSPo at the University Louvain Saint-Louis in Brussels. She participated in an exchange on the book Dynamics of Gender Relations. Process-Sociological Perspectives, which she has co-edited with Stephanie Ernst and Valerie Dahl. [Cycle Violences de genre] Genre et civilisation
8 December 2025: RCSL Workshop on Legal Consciousness and Legal Cultures
Marta Bucholc and Lourdes Peroni took part in the RCSL Workshop on Legal Consciousness and Legal Cultures, which took place at the ELTE Faculty of Law in Budapest on 8 December 2025. Their presentation “Alienated Human Rights? Abortion, Legal Culture, and Legal Consciousness in Poland, Argentina, Honduras and Ireland” discussed the results from our project […]
3-5 December 2025: I Seminario Internacional Diálogos sobre Justicia Reproductiva
Our very own Lourdes Peroni took part in the first Seminario Internacional Diálogos sobre Justicia Reproductiva, organized in Rio de Janeiro between 3-5 December 2025. This seminar, organized by Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro aimed to bring together researcher, activists and practioners interested in reproductive rights, including abortion. See the website […]
