Call for Papers: Women and Politics: Looking back, looking forward
Paper submissions for Women Talking Politics 2025 are now open!
This call for papers builds on the excellent work of the previous editions of Women Talking Politics, particularly the 2018 edition that looked to the historical parliament of the recent election for women’s political leadership. Celebrating 2024 as the 50th Anniversary of the NZPSA, our themes for this edition in 2025 encourage both looking back at the past 50 years, and looking forward to an inclusive and diverse Aotearoa. We are particularly interested in papers on what being cis women, trans women, and non-binary persons researching politics, participating in politics, and constructing politics has meant and will mean.
But within and without those themes we also will consider all pieces written by women, trans- and non-binary persons who are working with a gender lens. To help we have outlined some additional areas we would welcome work on, as a form of inspiration. If your work falls outside these criteria, still send it to us!
- Politics in Aotearoa New Zealand and the upcoming election
- Te ao Māori and Matauranga Māori perspectives
- Te Tiriti relationships
- Migrant perspectives
- Decolonising Aotearoa New Zealand
- The rise of misogyny against political leaders and activists
- Gender based violence
- Natural disasters and climate change
- Gendered political issues within Aotearoa New Zealand
- Global gendered movements (such as the Women, Life, Freedom protests in Iran)
- Gender led resiliency and change
- Youth movements
- Achieving gender equality and equity
- Gender and disability
- Women and political empowerment
- Women and economic empowerment
- Feminist foreign policy
- Women’s human rights
- Gender and sexual diversity
- Women, social media and technology
- Women and religion
- Men’s role in women’s rights
- Human trafficking
- Women’s engagement in peace, security and recovery
We welcome commentary, original research papers, published articles, dissertation reports, research abstracts, poems, graphic designs, projects, stories within the following word limits:
- Original research papers: 2,000-5,000 words
- Commentary: 500-2,500 words
- Summary of published articles: 800 words
- Reports of dissertations: No more than 2,000 words
- Research abstracts: 200-300 words
- Creative work (plays, poems, pictures, or stories): up to 5,000 words
If your piece falls outside these parameters, please get in touch. We also welcome research and practitioner-based submissions.
Please use APA citations, size 12 font, times new roman.
We will accept papers via wo******************@nz***.nz on a rolling basis, with a due date of 30 June 2025.
Please visit the Women Talking Politics page of the NZPSA | TKTToA website for previous issues, paper details and submission guidelines.
