UNESCO CHAIR/UNITWIN NETWORK PROGRESS REPORT FORM. Gender Research. Lancaster University, UK

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1 UNESCO CHAIR/UNITWIN NETWORK PROGRESS REPORT FORM Title of the Chair/Network: Gender Research Host Institution: Lancaster University, UK Date of establishment of Chair/Network: Period of activity under report: Report established by: Professor Sylvia Walby, Chairholder, UNESCO Chair in Gender Research 1. Executive Summary: Major outcomes, results and impact of the Chair, including on national policies, in relation to its objectives as stated in Article 2 of the Chair Agreement (between the Institution and UNESCO)

2 2 The main outcomes of the UNESCO Chair in Gender Research during 2017 are reported in relation to its three main objectives, which aim to support the development of policy-oriented research on gender equality around the world: (i) Support and conduct policy-relevant research on gender equality: The UNESCO Chair has contributed to the development of expert knowledge on gender equality policies, relevant to both researchers and policy makers. There have been six published outputs from research on gender equality during this year, including one book, one journal special issue, two refereed journal articles, and two other papers. During this year, the research has focused on: gender-based violence against women, including measuring changes, and the gender dimension of austerity. (ii) Build capacity in policy-relevant gender equality research; curriculum development; student training at graduate level: Capacity for policy-oriented gender equality research has been built through the training of one research associate. Curriculum development includes teaching a postgraduate module on gender and violence. Graduate research student supervision includes three students registered at Lancaster, including, gender and climate change, attitudes to violence against women in prisons, and police engagement with domestic violence. In addition, there were two visiting research students from Spain who were researching gender-based violence. Further, one student successfully completed her PhD on gendered economic development in Turkey. One postdoc was mentored on her project on the securitisation of tourism. (iii) Support and develop international networking to facilitate the exchange of ideas, research and policy developments, especially between the North and South, and between researchers and policy makers, in the context of UN instruments for promoting women s rights. Assisted the development of international networking and conferences as Board Member of the International Sociological Association s (ISA) Research Committee 02 on Economy and Society. Supported international networking with bodies including: International Sociological Association, Eurostat, University of Rabat, the University of Casablanca, and the EU COST network on femicide. 2) Activities:

3 3 Overview of activities undertaken by the Chair during the reporting period a) Education/Training/Research (key education programmes and training delivered and research undertaken by the Chair during the reporting period, target group and geographical coverage) i) Education (leading to certificate) Research students Supervision of research students, with the intention of achieving PhD at Lancaster University: Geoff Burows: Violence, gender regimes, and violence against women: a study in complexity in British prisons (co-supervised with Walklate and May-Chahal). Linta Mathews: Gender and climate change (co-supervised with Buscher) Jess Phoenix: Use of police time for domestic violence cases: data from Lancashire Constabulary, (co-supervised with Humphreys and Towers) Supervision of visiting research students, to assist achieving a PhD at their home University: Amalia Gómez Casillas (University of Barcelona) Comparative domestic violence Jan-April Delia Montero Fernández (University of Huelva, Spain) Gender violence in couples using new technologies Jan- March Successful completion of PhD: Ece Kocabıçak: Theorizing the relationship between patriarchies and capitalisms: The case of Turkey. Masters postgraduate taught module Gender and violence ii) Training (short term) Offered expert advice to policy bodies on gender equality and on violence against women, including: Eurostat (European Commission statistical office): Offered advice on developing a survey on gender-based violence.

4 4 Office for National Statistics (UK): measuring domestic abuse (offered advice) Research on gender equality issues with a focus on: iii) Research Gender-based violence, especially issues of measurement, domestic violence, and policy evaluation. Gender and economic crisis b) Conferences/Meetings (key conferences and meetings organized by the Chair or to which its Chairholder contributed) i) Key conferences and workshops hosted by the Chair Annual UNESCO Chair Lecture Professor Valentine Moghadam, Professor of Sociology and International Affairs, Northeastern University, Boston, Mass. Gendering global challenges: What accounts for the divergent outcomes of the Arab Spring? Annual UNESCO Chair Symposium New Ways of Measuring Change in Violence against Women and Men International Symposium participants came from both Universities and policy bodies, including the Council of Europe, ONS, and the President Elect of the American Society of Criminology. ii) Other conferences/organizational activities undertaken by the Chairholder Workshop at Lancaster University Researching the policing of violence (Organised by Dr Jude Towers, Associate Director of the Violence and Society Centre). iii) A selection of conference presentations by the Chairholder and other colleagues University of Rabat, Morocco. Invited contribution to RCUK Global Challenges Symposium. Gender and sustainable development: implications of gendered

5 5 violence. Dec. University of Casablanca, keynote, international conference on comparing gender in Europe and Maghreb, Nov. American Society of Criminology, Atlanta. Improving the concept and measurement of violent crime: Taking repetition seriously shows violent crime is increasing. Nov. Soroptimist International, NorthWest Region, Preventing violence against women, Nov. University College Dublin, Invited Seminar, Theorising changes in violence, Sept. European Society of Criminology, conference, Cardiff, Measuring Violence to End Violence: Improving the Concept and Measurement of Violent Crime, Sept. European Sociological Association, Athens, Keynote for Research Network 14, Gender and the (un)making of Europe. August. Council for European Studies, conference, University of Glasgow Theorising Changes in Gender Regimes and Gendered Institutions during the Crisis, July European Consortium for Political Research, conference, University of Lausanne, Roundtable: Who is the subject of gender and politics, June Stockholm Criminology conference Measuring violence to end violence: Improving the concept and measurement of violent crime, June. University of Oxford, invited workshop presentation, Transnational regimes reconsidered University of Warwick, invited plenary presentation, conference on post-truth and Brexit ECPR joint sessions, University of Nottingham, Theorising Europe in dark times ERC conference, University of Manchester, plenary round table: regimes & institutions University of the West of England, Distinguished Professorial Public Lecture EU COST Network on Femicide, final conference, Malta, Plenary Eurostat Task Force Development of a Survey on Gender-Based Violence, Luxembourg, invited presentation The Concept and Measurement of Violence against Women and Men c) Interuniversity Exchanges/Partnerships (principal exchanges/partnerships between the Chair and other institutions including UNESCO Chairs/UNITWIN Networks) International Sociological Association: Research Committee 02, Economy and Society, Board member. d) Publications/Multimedia Materials (major publications and teaching/learning materials) Please tick relevant fields of [tick] [no.]

6 6 output and indicate volume of output: Books Books (edited) Books (chapters) Monographs Research Reports Journal Articles (refereed) 1 2 Conference Proceedings Occasional Papers 2 Teaching/Learning Materials Multimedia Materials (CD-Rom) Multimedia Materials (Video) Multimedia Materials (Other) Give details of major publications and materials including full citations. Publications Book/monograph Walby, Sylvia, Jude Towers, Susie Balderston, Consuelo Corradi, Brian Francis, Markku Heiskanen, Karin Helweg-Larsen, Lut Mergaert, Philippa Olive, Emma Palmer, Heidi Stöckl and Sofia Strid. The Concept and Measurement of Violence against Women and Men. Bristol: Policy Press. 1 1 Edited journal special issue Durbin, Sue, Margaret Page and Sylvia Walby. Gender equality and austerity : Vulnerabilities, resistance and change, Gender, Work and Organization, 24 (1): Refereed journal articles Walby, Sylvia and Jude Towers. Measuring violence to end violence: Mainstreaming gender, Journal of Gender-Based Violence, 1(1): Durbin, Sue, Margaret Page and Sylvia Walby. Gender equality and austerity : Vulnerabilities, resistance and change, Gender, Work and Organization, 24(1): 1-6. doi: /gwao Other publications/occasional papers Walby, Sylvia. Towards zero violence? Global Dialogue (publication of the International

7 7 Sociological Association). Walby, Sylvia. Aspects of equalities legislation that could be affected when the UK leaves the EU that concern the Single European Market and the European Area of Justice, Freedom and Security Invited, published written submission (OEU0004) to House of Commons Women and Equalities Select Committee on Ensuring strong equalities legislation after the EU exit. Seventh report of Session HC 799. e) Cooperation with UNESCO Headquarters, Field Offices I contributed to the UNESCO 25th Anniversary UNESCO Chairs Programme by providing an SDG slide for the conference on 31 October I participated in the 5th UK UNESCO Chairs and UNITWIN Networks Colloquium on 1 February 2018, hosted by Queen's University Belfast and Ulster University f) Other (any other activities to report) Eurostat Task Force (European Commission) to development of a survey on Gender-Based Violence, Member. Office for National Statistics (UK) Steering Committee to Review Statistics on Domestic Abuse, Member. ESRC Global Challenges Research Fund supported a Postdoctoral fellowship, held by Sarah Becklake on Touristic securitisation 3. Future Plans and Development Prospects: Outline of action plan for the next biennium and short/medium and long-term development prospects. Please do not hesitate to refer to difficulties that the Chair has experienced (Not exceeding 300 words) Plan Introduction

8 8 The plan builds on previous achievements to pursue the objectives of the Chair in Gender Research: Research: Support and conduct policy-relevant research on gender equality Capacity building: Build capacity in policy-relevant gender equality research; curriculum development; student education and training International exchange: Support and develop international networking to facilitate the exchange of ideas, research and policy developments, in the context of UN instruments for women s rights Research The Chair focus on four inter-related themes: Gender and violence o developing the measurement of the gender dimension of violence o explaining changes in domestic violent crime o investigating trafficking in human beings, especially its gender dimension Gender and crisis o investigating the gender dimensions of economic crisis as it cascades through society and identifying points of intervention Measurement o developing the measurement framework and data for gender (in)equality in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals Theory of change o Investigating variations in gender regimes and institutions to develop the theory of change to underpin effective policy interventions Capacity-building Capacity-building will be built by developing: administrative capacity; colleague involvement internally, externally, internationally; external presence; and resources: Develop the Violence and Society Centre, increasing administrative capacity. Develop postgraduate education and training Consolidate and develop events to increase opportunities for cooperation o Annual lecture o Annual external facing symposium o Ad hoc workshops International networking for research and policy development Contribute to the building of international exchange, networking and cooperation: o Develop international engagement with relevant entities including: UNESCO, other UN entities (including UN Women), international social science (including International Sociological Association) o Develop the Chair and Lancaster as nodes in international networks for research and policy development for gender equality Funding The resources to implement this programme are being sought, including from ESRC and

9 9 the Humboldt Foundation. Appendix: 1) Human Resources The Chairholder, Professor Walby, is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Sociology at Lancaster University, UK (full-time). One Senior Research Associate has been working with the Chair at Lancaster (part-time; temporary). A Research Administrator (part-time, temporary) has been appointed to the Violence and Society Centre. ESRC Global Challenges Research Fund supported a Postdoctoral fellowship, held by Sarah Becklake on Touristic securitisation External research funding has enabled the funding of the Senior Research Associate, postdoctoral fellow, research students and a part-time research administrator. Three Lancaster-based and two Spanish-based research students were supervised by the Chairholder in There is support from the Departmental secretarial and administrative staff, for example for the web-site; and from University and Faculty administrative staff, for example, with finance. 2) Financial Resources Please tick sources of financial contribution and specify the amount in U.S. dollars Host Institution Partner Institution Government Body Other Public Institution/Body (incl. Research Councils) UNESCO Other UN Agency IGO [tick] Amount ($) x x

10 10 NGO Industry Other Private x Give details of financial contributions, material resources and space. Lancaster University pays the salary of the Chair holder and the support staff. The University provides offices with appropriate equipment (including computer and phone) for the Chair holder and shared office space for the Senior Research Associates, postdoctoral fellow and research students. There is support from the Departmental secretarial and administrative staff, for example for the web-site; and from University and Faculty administrative staff, for example, with finance. Two PhD students were funded by the UK Economic and Social Research Council. Two Visiting Research Students were funded by their home universities in Spain: (University of Barcelona, and University of Huelva). The Senior Research Associate was funded by external grants from Citizens Advice, Lankelly Chase and Nelson Trust. The postdoctoral fellow was funded by an external grant from the Economic and Social Research Council. One new award was achieved during 2017 (for the period ): Humboldt Foundation, Anneliese Maire Research Award, for Sylvia Walby, to be administered by the University of Duisberg-Essen (Germany), 250,000. Two awards continued into 2017: Citizens Advice. Breaking the silence evaluation. CI is Susie Balderston. Lankelly Chase Foundation and Nelson Trust. Evaluation of the sex worker outreach project: Social policy and advocacy. CI is Susie Balderston. End of the Form

10 years of the UNESCO Chair in Gender Research

10 years of the UNESCO Chair in Gender Research PROF SYLVIA WALBY 10 YEARS OF THE UNESCO GENDER CHAIR 1 1. THE FIRST DECADE IN APRIL 2008, UNESCO appointed Prof Sylvia Walby to the UNESCO Chair in Gender