Mona Lena Krook
@mlkrook.bsky.social
Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Rutgers University. Chair of the Rutgers Women & Politics Ph.D. Program. Editor of Politics & Gender, 2022-2028. ♀️🏛🌎
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Mona Lena Krook
@mlkrook.bsky.social
· Oct 13
Elect Women for a Change | Gender Parity in Politics
Women have made significant inroads into political life over the last 30 years. Yet many nations still lag behind. In the face of these developments, a new global movement is taking shape. Building on...
www.paritypolitics.org
The website for my forthcoming book, Elect Women for a Change: The Path to Gender Parity in Politics, is now live!
www.paritypolitics.org
Reach out if you might be interested in having me come give a talk! The book will be published by Polity in February 2026.
Gendersky Polisky
www.paritypolitics.org
Reach out if you might be interested in having me come give a talk! The book will be published by Polity in February 2026.
Gendersky Polisky
To mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, here is a excerpt of my 2020 book, Violence against Women in Politics.
www.google.com/books/editio...
To purchase the book:
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To access the companion website:
www.vawpolitics.org
Gendersky
www.google.com/books/editio...
To purchase the book:
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
To access the companion website:
www.vawpolitics.org
Gendersky
Violence against Women in Politics
Women have made significant inroads into political life in recent years, but in many parts of the world, their increased engagement has spurred attacks, intimidation, and harassment. This book provide...
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November 25, 2025 at 1:53 PM
To mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, here is a excerpt of my 2020 book, Violence against Women in Politics.
www.google.com/books/editio...
To purchase the book:
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
To access the companion website:
www.vawpolitics.org
Gendersky
www.google.com/books/editio...
To purchase the book:
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
To access the companion website:
www.vawpolitics.org
Gendersky
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Our special section on #feministforeignpolicy in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social is currently free to access!
@tonihaastrup.bsky.social @columbaachilleos.bsky.social
@tonihaastrup.bsky.social @columbaachilleos.bsky.social
Excited to share the latest issue of @politicsgenderj.bsky.social featuring research on WPS, gender and diplomacy, feminist foreign policy, and UNSCR 1325.
All articles are currently ungated for readers around the world.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Gendersky Polisky
All articles are currently ungated for readers around the world.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Gendersky Polisky
Latest issue | Politics & Gender | Cambridge Core
Politics & Gender
www.cambridge.org
November 18, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Our special section on #feministforeignpolicy in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social is currently free to access!
@tonihaastrup.bsky.social @columbaachilleos.bsky.social
@tonihaastrup.bsky.social @columbaachilleos.bsky.social
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📢New issue of #PAG21 is out!📢
Our editor @mlkrook.bsky.social introduces our new issue reflecting on the growing (and compelling) research agenda in feminist IR.
polisky gendersky
buff.ly/mI3FLxb
Our editor @mlkrook.bsky.social introduces our new issue reflecting on the growing (and compelling) research agenda in feminist IR.
polisky gendersky
buff.ly/mI3FLxb
November 17, 2025 at 5:45 PM
📢New issue of #PAG21 is out!📢
Our editor @mlkrook.bsky.social introduces our new issue reflecting on the growing (and compelling) research agenda in feminist IR.
polisky gendersky
buff.ly/mI3FLxb
Our editor @mlkrook.bsky.social introduces our new issue reflecting on the growing (and compelling) research agenda in feminist IR.
polisky gendersky
buff.ly/mI3FLxb
Excited to share the latest issue of @politicsgenderj.bsky.social featuring research on WPS, gender and diplomacy, feminist foreign policy, and UNSCR 1325.
All articles are currently ungated for readers around the world.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Gendersky Polisky
All articles are currently ungated for readers around the world.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Gendersky Polisky
Latest issue | Politics & Gender | Cambridge Core
Politics & Gender
www.cambridge.org
November 17, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Excited to share the latest issue of @politicsgenderj.bsky.social featuring research on WPS, gender and diplomacy, feminist foreign policy, and UNSCR 1325.
All articles are currently ungated for readers around the world.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Gendersky Polisky
All articles are currently ungated for readers around the world.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Gendersky Polisky
Reposted by Mona Lena Krook
🚨Civil society is under threat. Our new Nonprofit Investigations Toolkit gives organizations tools to navigate the current environment. Equip your organization to stand strong against political intimidation.
Explore the resources → https://protdem.org/NonprofitInvestigationsToolkit
Explore the resources → https://protdem.org/NonprofitInvestigationsToolkit
Nonprofit Toolkit: Resources for organizations facing government investigations
On this page, you’ll find short topic-specific primers that build on our full-length guide, Protecting Civic Space.
protdem.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
🚨Civil society is under threat. Our new Nonprofit Investigations Toolkit gives organizations tools to navigate the current environment. Equip your organization to stand strong against political intimidation.
Explore the resources → https://protdem.org/NonprofitInvestigationsToolkit
Explore the resources → https://protdem.org/NonprofitInvestigationsToolkit
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Our new Virtual Special Issue highlights some of our editors' favorite articles published during their editorial terms.
The current editor @mlkrook.bsky.social selected work from across subfields highlighting gendered politics in several arenas.
#OpenAccess until December 2025!
The current editor @mlkrook.bsky.social selected work from across subfields highlighting gendered politics in several arenas.
#OpenAccess until December 2025!
October 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Our new Virtual Special Issue highlights some of our editors' favorite articles published during their editorial terms.
The current editor @mlkrook.bsky.social selected work from across subfields highlighting gendered politics in several arenas.
#OpenAccess until December 2025!
The current editor @mlkrook.bsky.social selected work from across subfields highlighting gendered politics in several arenas.
#OpenAccess until December 2025!
Reposted by Mona Lena Krook
The website for my forthcoming book, Elect Women for a Change: The Path to Gender Parity in Politics, is now live!
www.paritypolitics.org
Reach out if you might be interested in having me come give a talk! The book will be published by Polity in February 2026.
Gendersky Polisky
www.paritypolitics.org
Reach out if you might be interested in having me come give a talk! The book will be published by Polity in February 2026.
Gendersky Polisky
Elect Women for a Change | Gender Parity in Politics
Women have made significant inroads into political life over the last 30 years. Yet many nations still lag behind. In the face of these developments, a new global movement is taking shape. Building on...
www.paritypolitics.org
October 13, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The website for my forthcoming book, Elect Women for a Change: The Path to Gender Parity in Politics, is now live!
www.paritypolitics.org
Reach out if you might be interested in having me come give a talk! The book will be published by Polity in February 2026.
Gendersky Polisky
www.paritypolitics.org
Reach out if you might be interested in having me come give a talk! The book will be published by Polity in February 2026.
Gendersky Polisky
The website for my forthcoming book, Elect Women for a Change: The Path to Gender Parity in Politics, is now live!
www.paritypolitics.org
Reach out if you might be interested in having me come give a talk! The book will be published by Polity in February 2026.
Gendersky Polisky
www.paritypolitics.org
Reach out if you might be interested in having me come give a talk! The book will be published by Polity in February 2026.
Gendersky Polisky
Elect Women for a Change | Gender Parity in Politics
Women have made significant inroads into political life over the last 30 years. Yet many nations still lag behind. In the face of these developments, a new global movement is taking shape. Building on...
www.paritypolitics.org
October 13, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The website for my forthcoming book, Elect Women for a Change: The Path to Gender Parity in Politics, is now live!
www.paritypolitics.org
Reach out if you might be interested in having me come give a talk! The book will be published by Polity in February 2026.
Gendersky Polisky
www.paritypolitics.org
Reach out if you might be interested in having me come give a talk! The book will be published by Polity in February 2026.
Gendersky Polisky
Reposted by Mona Lena Krook
#FirstView from @politicsgenderj.bsky.social -
Editorial: Politics & Gender and International Relations - https://cup.org/43jhlKH
- @mlkrook.bsky.social
Editorial: Politics & Gender and International Relations - https://cup.org/43jhlKH
- @mlkrook.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 3:20 PM
#FirstView from @politicsgenderj.bsky.social -
Editorial: Politics & Gender and International Relations - https://cup.org/43jhlKH
- @mlkrook.bsky.social
Editorial: Politics & Gender and International Relations - https://cup.org/43jhlKH
- @mlkrook.bsky.social
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Thank you to everyone who attended our 20th Anniversary roundtable at #APSA2025!
@mlkrook.bsky.social , Karen Beckwith, Mary Caputi, @sfranceschet.bsky.social & @cwolbrecht.bsky.social had an insightful conversation about their time as editors and the role of P&G in Political Science.
🧵1/8
@mlkrook.bsky.social , Karen Beckwith, Mary Caputi, @sfranceschet.bsky.social & @cwolbrecht.bsky.social had an insightful conversation about their time as editors and the role of P&G in Political Science.
🧵1/8
September 16, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Thank you to everyone who attended our 20th Anniversary roundtable at #APSA2025!
@mlkrook.bsky.social , Karen Beckwith, Mary Caputi, @sfranceschet.bsky.social & @cwolbrecht.bsky.social had an insightful conversation about their time as editors and the role of P&G in Political Science.
🧵1/8
@mlkrook.bsky.social , Karen Beckwith, Mary Caputi, @sfranceschet.bsky.social & @cwolbrecht.bsky.social had an insightful conversation about their time as editors and the role of P&G in Political Science.
🧵1/8
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The Politics & Gender best article prize is an annual award recognizing the best article published in the journal during the previous year.
You can browse the winning @politicsgenderj.bsky.social articles here - https://cup.org/4n8Lzrm
#APSA2025
You can browse the winning @politicsgenderj.bsky.social articles here - https://cup.org/4n8Lzrm
#APSA2025
September 13, 2025 at 12:30 AM
The Politics & Gender best article prize is an annual award recognizing the best article published in the journal during the previous year.
You can browse the winning @politicsgenderj.bsky.social articles here - https://cup.org/4n8Lzrm
#APSA2025
You can browse the winning @politicsgenderj.bsky.social articles here - https://cup.org/4n8Lzrm
#APSA2025
Reposted by Mona Lena Krook
In celebration of the 20th anniversary of P&G, we've compiled a list of favorite articles from the tenure of our former and current editors as part of a new Virtual Special Issue.
The selected articles will be ✨ #OpenAccess ✨ until December 2025.
buff.ly/x3lLmuq
The selected articles will be ✨ #OpenAccess ✨ until December 2025.
buff.ly/x3lLmuq
September 12, 2025 at 1:03 PM
In celebration of the 20th anniversary of P&G, we've compiled a list of favorite articles from the tenure of our former and current editors as part of a new Virtual Special Issue.
The selected articles will be ✨ #OpenAccess ✨ until December 2025.
buff.ly/x3lLmuq
The selected articles will be ✨ #OpenAccess ✨ until December 2025.
buff.ly/x3lLmuq
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Attending #APSA2025 in Vancouver?
Politics & Gender will be holding a roundtable to reflect on the 20th anniversary of the journal.
Join us bright and early at 8 am on Sunday to hear from @mlkrook.bsky.social, Karen Beckwith, Mary Caputi, @sfranceschet.bsky.social & @christinagahn.bsky.social.
Politics & Gender will be holding a roundtable to reflect on the 20th anniversary of the journal.
Join us bright and early at 8 am on Sunday to hear from @mlkrook.bsky.social, Karen Beckwith, Mary Caputi, @sfranceschet.bsky.social & @christinagahn.bsky.social.
September 11, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Attending #APSA2025 in Vancouver?
Politics & Gender will be holding a roundtable to reflect on the 20th anniversary of the journal.
Join us bright and early at 8 am on Sunday to hear from @mlkrook.bsky.social, Karen Beckwith, Mary Caputi, @sfranceschet.bsky.social & @christinagahn.bsky.social.
Politics & Gender will be holding a roundtable to reflect on the 20th anniversary of the journal.
Join us bright and early at 8 am on Sunday to hear from @mlkrook.bsky.social, Karen Beckwith, Mary Caputi, @sfranceschet.bsky.social & @christinagahn.bsky.social.
Congratulations to @ceciliajosefsson.bsky.social @uppgap.bsky.social on winning the @apsa.bsky.social Victoria Schuck Award for her book on resistance to gender quotas in Uruguay! 🇺🇾
Get the book from Oxford University Press:
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Gendersky
Get the book from Oxford University Press:
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
Gendersky
September 11, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Congratulations to @ceciliajosefsson.bsky.social @uppgap.bsky.social on winning the @apsa.bsky.social Victoria Schuck Award for her book on resistance to gender quotas in Uruguay! 🇺🇾
Get the book from Oxford University Press:
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
Gendersky
Get the book from Oxford University Press:
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
Gendersky
Great start to the @apsa.bsky.social conference with a pre-conference on studying youth representation! @geo-quinn.bsky.social shared the latest dataset on young elected leaders in the US states from the Rutgers Center for Youth Political Participation. For the data, see cypp.rutgers.edu/data/ 🇺🇸
September 11, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Great start to the @apsa.bsky.social conference with a pre-conference on studying youth representation! @geo-quinn.bsky.social shared the latest dataset on young elected leaders in the US states from the Rutgers Center for Youth Political Participation. For the data, see cypp.rutgers.edu/data/ 🇺🇸
Excited to share that I have a new book coming out in February 2026! Drawing on my work as an academic & consultant over the last 25 years, the book provides a road map for achieving gender parity in politics - the what, why, & how.
Available now for preorder:
www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...
Available now for preorder:
www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...
Elect Women for a Change: The Path to Gender Parity in Politics
Elect Women for a Change: The Path to Gender Parity in Politics, Written by a leading authority on women and politics, this incisive book makes the case for gender parity and identifies strategies to ...
www.politybooks.com
September 9, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Excited to share that I have a new book coming out in February 2026! Drawing on my work as an academic & consultant over the last 25 years, the book provides a road map for achieving gender parity in politics - the what, why, & how.
Available now for preorder:
www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...
Available now for preorder:
www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...
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To celebrate the 20th anniversary of @politicsgenderj.bsky.social, current editor @mlkrook.bsky.social asked the previous editors (myself and @sfranceschet.bsky.social included) to identify our favorite articles published during our terms. Check it out!
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
20th Anniversary Editors’ Choice Collection
20th Anniversary Editors’ Choice Collection
www.cambridge.org
September 9, 2025 at 2:29 PM
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of @politicsgenderj.bsky.social, current editor @mlkrook.bsky.social asked the previous editors (myself and @sfranceschet.bsky.social included) to identify our favorite articles published during our terms. Check it out!
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
I am delighted to share the latest virtual special issue at @politicsgenderj.bsky.social, the 20th Anniversary Editors' Choice collection featuring favorite articles of current and past editors over the years.
Articles are free to access until the end of December.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Articles are free to access until the end of December.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
20th Anniversary Editors’ Choice Collection
20th Anniversary Editors’ Choice Collection
www.cambridge.org
September 9, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I am delighted to share the latest virtual special issue at @politicsgenderj.bsky.social, the 20th Anniversary Editors' Choice collection featuring favorite articles of current and past editors over the years.
Articles are free to access until the end of December.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Articles are free to access until the end of December.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Very big and very deserved award for @mlkrook.bsky.social — congrats! 👏
Mona Lena Krook Receives the 2025 Charles Merriam Award
The Charles E. Merriam Award is presented biennially by the American Political Science Association (APSA) in recognition of a person whose published work and career represent a significant contribution to the art of government through the…
The Charles E. Merriam Award is presented biennially by the American Political Science Association (APSA) in recognition of a person whose published work and career represent a significant contribution to the art of government through the…
Mona Lena Krook Receives the 2025 Charles Merriam Award
The Charles E. Merriam Award is presented biennially by the American Political Science Association (APSA) in recognition of a person whose published work and career represent a significant contribution to the art of government through the application of social science research. Citation from the Award Committee: We are pleased to present Dr. Mona Lena Krook with the 2025 Charles E. Merriam Award, recognizing “a significant contribution to the art of government through the application of social science research.”
politicalsciencenow.com
August 29, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Very big and very deserved award for @mlkrook.bsky.social — congrats! 👏
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🏆 Winner of this year's Best Article Prize 🏆
@alschotel.bsky.social & @lizamugge.bsky.social use of qualitative text analysis paired with in-depth interviews bring out critical insights into trans symbolic representation in 🇩🇪 & 🇳🇱 parliaments.
Available 🌟 #OpenAccess 🌟
buff.ly/4aKHQv9
@alschotel.bsky.social & @lizamugge.bsky.social use of qualitative text analysis paired with in-depth interviews bring out critical insights into trans symbolic representation in 🇩🇪 & 🇳🇱 parliaments.
Available 🌟 #OpenAccess 🌟
buff.ly/4aKHQv9
June 30, 2025 at 4:06 PM
🏆 Winner of this year's Best Article Prize 🏆
@alschotel.bsky.social & @lizamugge.bsky.social use of qualitative text analysis paired with in-depth interviews bring out critical insights into trans symbolic representation in 🇩🇪 & 🇳🇱 parliaments.
Available 🌟 #OpenAccess 🌟
buff.ly/4aKHQv9
@alschotel.bsky.social & @lizamugge.bsky.social use of qualitative text analysis paired with in-depth interviews bring out critical insights into trans symbolic representation in 🇩🇪 & 🇳🇱 parliaments.
Available 🌟 #OpenAccess 🌟
buff.ly/4aKHQv9
Reposted by Mona Lena Krook
Zohran Mamdani’s win has inspired over 3400 young people to raise their hands to run for office just since Tuesday. It’s now @runforsomething.net’s biggest candidate recruitment moment since the election.
A new generation of leaders is here.
A new generation of leaders is here.
June 28, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Zohran Mamdani’s win has inspired over 3400 young people to raise their hands to run for office just since Tuesday. It’s now @runforsomething.net’s biggest candidate recruitment moment since the election.
A new generation of leaders is here.
A new generation of leaders is here.
Reposted by Mona Lena Krook
👇🎯💯
Learn to write. Learn to read. Learn to think. Learn to work with data. Learn a foreign language. Major in whatever you want.
Look around. The case for more, not less, liberal arts education is stronger than ever.
Learn to write. Learn to read. Learn to think. Learn to work with data. Learn a foreign language. Major in whatever you want.
Look around. The case for more, not less, liberal arts education is stronger than ever.
"Learn to code" was always bad advice, unless you actually like to code. College students have the best chance of professional success if they major in topics that interest them. Today in @startribune.com. Please tell high school students and parents.
www.startribune.com/what-should-...
www.startribune.com/what-should-...
Opinion: College students, go ahead and major in what you love
"The lesson here is simple: Major in what you love, not what you think will get you a job," David M. Perry writes.
www.startribune.com
June 25, 2025 at 2:39 PM
👇🎯💯
Learn to write. Learn to read. Learn to think. Learn to work with data. Learn a foreign language. Major in whatever you want.
Look around. The case for more, not less, liberal arts education is stronger than ever.
Learn to write. Learn to read. Learn to think. Learn to work with data. Learn a foreign language. Major in whatever you want.
Look around. The case for more, not less, liberal arts education is stronger than ever.
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A lot of tonight should go to @lindseyboylan.bsky.social who selflessly has made a good and righteous fight on behalf of herself and the other women Cuomo not only harassed... but then wasted our taxpayer dollars to legally harass again and again.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/02/c...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/02/c...
Inside Cuomo’s State-Funded Legal War Against the Women Who Accused Him of Sexual Harassment
A review by THE CITY of thousands of pages of court documents paints the most complete picture of how intensely he is battling the women who stepped forward.
www.thecity.nyc
June 25, 2025 at 2:33 AM
A lot of tonight should go to @lindseyboylan.bsky.social who selflessly has made a good and righteous fight on behalf of herself and the other women Cuomo not only harassed... but then wasted our taxpayer dollars to legally harass again and again.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/02/c...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/02/c...
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Congratulations to the 13 brave women who risked their careers and reputations to stand up to Cuomo’s sexual predation
June 25, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Congratulations to the 13 brave women who risked their careers and reputations to stand up to Cuomo’s sexual predation