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Gender, Violence, and Political Institutions: Struggles over Sexual Harassment in the European Parliament
- Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State and Society
- Oxford University Press
- Volume 28, Number 1, Spring 2021
- pp. 143-167
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Abstract:
The global #MeToo movement exposed the prevalence of sexual harassment across countries, in diverse contexts, and within institutions; including the supposedly gender-friendly European Parliament (EP). Using a unique set of interview data with key actors in the #MeTooEP campaign and Members of European Parliament and staff, this article analyzes the discursive struggles around sexual harassment in the EP. The analysis shows how these discourses fundamentally shaped the patchy institutional response to sexual harassment with findings that illuminate the resistance to institutional change.