Gender Studies: Gender and Nation in Europe

Education facts

Code: GNVN06

<p>The course explores how notions of gender, sexuality and family are mobilised in complex and contradictory ways in political developments in Europe. You will work with feminist theories on belonging, culture and gender to explore nationalism and borders in the European context.</p><p>This course looks at how gender roles and ideas about community are changing in Europe. You will explore how gender, migration, sexuality and family have become central issues in today’s politics and society. The course focuses on topics such as the decline of welfare systems, border controls, nationalism and the rise of far-right movements. </p><p>You will work with theories and perspectives that help explain these changes, including postcolonial and intersectional approaches. The aim is to give you a deeper understanding of how ideas about nation and belonging shape people’s lives in Europe today. </p><p>The course includes topics such as: </p><ul><li>Gender regimes and how they are changing in Europe </li><li>Migration, borders and border control </li><li>Nationalism and the rise of far-right movements </li><li>Sexuality and family in political debates </li><li>Austerity and political economy </li><li>Post-colonial and intersectional perspectives on nation and community </li></ul><p>The course is worth 7.5 credits and runs every autumn semester. It is taught in English as a stand-alone course. </p>

Entry requirements

The student must be admitted to the Master Programme Gender, Migration and Social Justice or have 150 credits including a thesis for the degree of Bachelor or a completed major in the Social Sciences or the Humanities, or the student must be admitted to one of the following Master Programmes: Master Programme in Public Health, Master programme in Middle Eastern Studies, Master programme in Asian Studies, or a Master Programme within the Social Sciences. English 6/ English B.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Gender Studies: Gender and Nation in Europe

  Lund University

  Lund

  Start date: 30 September 2026

  End date: 1 November 2026

  Pace of study: 100 %