Elin Bjarnegård
Professor of Political Science at Uppsala University specializing in gender and politics, political violence, and authoritarianism, with extensive research on gendered power structures and women's political representation.
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Mar 25, 2026 • 23min
How Authoritarians Exploit Gender
Pär Zetterberg, a political science professor who studies elections and gender quotas, and Elin Bjarnegård, a political scientist focused on gender, violence, and authoritarianism, discuss how autocrats use simultaneous gender bashing and gender washing. They map tactics, contrast strategy versus ideology, and survey global cases where reforms, rhetoric, and representation are weaponized or staged.
Mar 25, 2026 • 23min
How Authoritarians Exploit Gender
Pär Zetterberg, a scholar of elections and representation, and Elin Bjarnegård, an expert on gender, violence, and authoritarianism, discuss how autocrats mix anti-gender rhetoric with token promotion of loyal women. They explain the tactics of gender bashing and gender washing. The conversation covers strategic motives, regional case studies, and the dilemmas activists face when engaging with authoritarian reforms.
