Missed this article from December (oops), but my predictions remain unchanged. “In the coming years, women [in Bukele's El Salvador] should not expect that their ability to live lives free from violence is going to improve,” said Zulver." www.moretoherstory.com/stories/t8t4...

Feminist activists in countries with high levels of violence in Latin America are increasingly facing backlash Researcher Julia Zulver is studying the resistance to this backlash #research #feminism #womensrights #latinamerica @forsvarshogskolan.bsky.social @jzulver.bsky.social tinyurl.com/y7cv4ybx

Feministiska aktivister i länder med hög våldsnivå i Latinamerika motarbetas allt mer. Forskaren Julia Zulver studerar hur kvinnornas motstånd mot denna backlash ser ut #forskning #feminism #latinamerika @forsvarshogskolan.bsky.social @jzulver.bsky.social tinyurl.com/mrw4rpbu

📢New #PAG21 Notes from the Field 📝 In their Notes from the Field "Writing Brave Women," @jzulver.bsky.social & @kiranstallone.bsky.social reflect on the process of writing their upcoming book written about and with feminist activists from around the world. 🌟#OpenAccess🌟 gendersky buff.ly/NGzPIo1

🤓 Very excited to share a new collective publication from the Women and Democratic Change Network. ✏️ "Is Scholar-Activism an Oxymoron" in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social #OA here www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

"Brave Women: Fighting for Justice in the 21st Century," edited by @jzulver.bsky.social & @kiranstallone.bsky.social, highlights the resilience of women from Burundi-Afghanistan in their pursuit of justice & the lessons we can learn from their determination. Access the book here 👉

📣 Out on #FirstView 📣 In their Notes from the Field "Writing Brave Women," @jzulver.bsky.social & @kiranstallone.bsky.social reflect on the process of writing their upcoming book written about and with feminist activists from around the world. 🌟Available #OpenAccess🌟 gendersky buff.ly/NGzPIo1

🌸 Qué honor haber sido invitada a ofrecer unas palabras de introducción a este libro. Dados los recientes eventos violentos en Catatumbo, es de máxima prioridad que se prioricen las necesidades, experiencias y capacidades de las mujeres de Catatumbo. 🔗 repository.unab.edu.co/handle/20.50...

🥰🥰🥰🥰 messages like these make me happy! Thank you so much for reading #HighRiskFeminism 🚺

🔹 New Publication Alert! 📖✨ In this Politics & Gender piece, @jzulver.bsky.social and I reflect on the process of developing our book, Brave Women. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

🔹 Grateful for the opportunity to reflect on the 'behind the scenes' of how we compiled "Brave Women" w/ @kiranstallone.bsky.social 📕 🔹 Check out our Note from the Field in Politics & Gender @politicsgenderj.bsky.social ✍️ #OpenAccess 🔹 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

“Brave Women” is a record of the strength, bravery, and passion of women around the world who refuse to be silenced. Read their stories here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007... #IWD2025 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

🎙️ In our new #podcast, Leigh Payne, @jzulver.bsky.social, and @simesc.bsky.social discuss the development of right-against-rights movements that have grown in recent years in #LatinAmerica. 🎧 Listen now: 👉 tinyurl.com/ftwepwus

🤩 Now available for purchase! 📚 Brave Women: Fighting for Justice in the 21st Century 🌎 Chapters by activists & academics from 🇲🇽🇨🇴🇵🇪🇧🇷🇺🇬🇧🇮🇿🇦🇬🇪🇲🇲🇺🇸🇦🇫 🔗 link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

🚨 What a joy to share our Special Forum in @gsqjournal.bsky.social available #OpenAccess 🔗 academic.oup.com/isagsq/issue... 🌎 "Feminism in the Face of Failure: Peacebuilding in Violent and Illiberal 'Post-Conflict' Settings" Co-edited w @elizacorredor.bsky.social & @miriamjanderson.bsky.social

🚨 The Introduction to the S.I. is out in the world! With @miriamjanderson.bsky.social Elizabeth Corredor ✏️ "Rethinking Failure: Feminist Peacebuilding and the Peace Continuum in Violent and Illiberal “Post-Conflict” Settings" academic.oup.com/isagsq/artic... In @gsqjournal.bsky.social 💟

New publication 🚨 What a joy to work w Miyerlandy & Rebecca! Aspirational “Total Peace”: Feminism in the Face of Resurging Violence in Chocó, Colombia 🇨🇴 #OpenAccess in the 'Feminism in the Face of Failure' S.I. for @gsqjournal.bsky.social (more on this soon 😉) academic.oup.com/isagsq/artic...

Hi to new followers! My name is Julia and I am a Wallenberg Academy Fellow at @forsvarshogskolan.bsky.social . I study feminist resistance to backlash in Latin America, with a focus on Mexico 🇲🇽, El Salvador 🇸🇻, and Colombia 🇨🇴. 🔗 You can find out more about the work I do here: www.juliazulver.com

Publication alert 🚨 @simesc.bsky.social Leigh, Matías & I have a new chapter about the Right Against Rights in 📘 “Fifty Years of Human Rights in Chile” 🇨🇱 🔗 www.springerprofessional.de/fifty-years-...

🚨 Come work as an Assistant Professor in War Studies! Apply before 2 March!

After years of meeting cool people, reading great articles, and finding interesting work - yesterday I bit the bullet and deleted Twitter permanently. Hoping we can create the same kind of community over here! 🦋

Our new edited volume will be available in Feb 2025 🤓✊ w/ Kiran Stallone! 📚 Brave Women: Fighting for Justice in the 21st Century 🌎 Chapters by activists & academics from 🇲🇽🇨🇴🇵🇪🇧🇷🇺🇬🇧🇮🇿🇦🇬🇪🇲🇲🇺🇸🇦🇫

Now up on the publication wall at @forsvarshogskolan.bsky.social ! 💯😍 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

New books to find inspiration in trying times.

Good morning from a sunny @forsvarshogskolan.bsky.social 🇸🇪☀️

I am so proud and excited to read Lorena Fuentes and Tara Cookson (my Ladysmith besties) writing about our #CosasDeMujeres work at the Col-Ven border 🇨🇴🇻🇪! Great teaser for their forthcoming book 📕😉 🔗 journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

And now - offline until 9 January! 🌎🎄 Happy Holidays to everyone!

As the year draws to a close, I want to share the fun collaborations I worked on this year! 🎄 1. "The Gendered Risks of Defending Rights in Armed Conflict" in the Journal of Peace Research w Kiran Stallone: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

📝New online from us on SAGE, @jzulver.bsky.social, @drmmartind.bsky.social, @priscyll.bsky.social, @marieberry.bsky.social and Nancy Tapias Torrado explore dilemmas in conducting feminist research on conflict, violence, and peace. Read the article here ⤵️ journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

How do we understand the dissonance of teaching &writing on feminist approaches to conflict&violence in today's world? Reflecting w @drmmartind.bsky.social @priscyll.bsky.social @marieberry.bsky.social Nancy @millennjournal.bsky.social was a cathartic exercise! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Also exciting! A review of our book "The Right Against Rights in Latin America" w/ @simesc.bsky.social & Leigh Payne is available in the journal Latin American Politics and Society. Read it here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

🚨 What does it mean to undertake feminist research on conflict, violence & peace? We reflect on dilemmas and how to make friends w/ uncertainty in @millennjournal.bsky.social 🚺 @drmmartind.bsky.social @priscyll.bsky.social @marieberry.bsky.social NancyTapias journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Let's try again, Bluesky!

Thirteen years and counting at the Latin American Centre 💟

Thrilled that "Civilian Protective Agency in Violent Settings" - featuring my chapter on gendered civilian agency - is now available from Oxford University Press. Thank you so much to the editors for the invitation to contribute! www.waterstones.com/book/civilia...

Such a wonderful time in Santiago de Chile, catching up with old friends and getting to spend time at the Universidad Católica!

For old friends - Hi! Hoping that this new virtual space brings all the best of the old place (shared opportunities and events, new publications, cute animal photos). For new friends: I'm a feminist sociologist researching women's high-risk collective action and leadership in Latin America.