Andrea PETŐ is Professor at the Department of Gender Studies at Central European University in Budapest, Hungary, a Doctor of Science of Hungarian Academy of Sciences, working on 20th century European social history and gender. She has written four monographs and edited thirty-one volumes; her works have appeared in 17 different languages. She serves as an associate editor for the European Journal of Women’s Studies.
Articles
15.05.2019
Europe Will Not Collapse But It Might Rot From Within
CEU gender studies professor Andrea Pető explores the challenge that illiberal regimes pose for gender equality and the values of modernity.
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“Resistance Alone Is Not Enough” – Women’s Rights and Illiberal Democracies
Andrea Pető, a historian and professor at Hungary's Central European University, discusses the struggles of women’s rights activists and organisations in the context of illiberal governments, arguing that identifying the mechanisms which undermine or threaten to roll back social progress helps us to better understand these forces.
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