Gender, Power and Corporatism: Complex Relationships and Analytical Perspectives. An(other) Introduction to the Special Issue

This Special Issue of Politique européenne on “Social Partners, Gender and Intersectionality in the European Union” breaks new ground in social sciences, political science and EU studies as well as in gender and politics research by studying the multiple ways in which gender and intersectional inequalities shape and are shaped by social partners and the institutions which surround them. This special issue powerfully illustrates that social partners are important actors at the EU level and in member states in relation to gender and other equalities and their intersections. The articles highlight the multitude of issues, perspectives and approaches that are relevant for studying social partners, gender and intersectionality.