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Bianka Vida is a Hungarian gender equality expert and policy consultant with a PhD in Politics from the University of Surrey. She specializes in analyzing the intersection of gender politics, European integration, and democratic backsliding, with particular expertise on Brexit's gendered consequences and Hungary's illiberal turn. Her research examines how economic crises facilitate conservative backlash against gender equality frameworks across Europe.
Education:
- PhD in Politics, University of Surrey
- MA in Critical Gender Studies with Public Policy Specialization, Central European University (2017)
- BA in Hungarian with Pedagogy Minor, University of Pannonia (2012)
Vida's research focuses on the EU's discursive politics of gender equality, European gender equality policies, gender mainstreaming mechanisms, and the relationship between gender, populism, and democracy. She investigates how neoliberal economic governance interacts with gender equality frameworks, particularly during crises like Brexit and Hungary's democratic backsliding. Her work reveals how austerity politics creates conditions for conservative redefinition of gender equality norms.
Her publications since 2015 demonstrate consistent focus on gender equality policy implementation within EU frameworks, with increasing attention to anti-gender movements. Recent work examines how crises like Brexit and the Orbán regime's policies transform gender regimes through legislative changes and discursive shifts that marginalize gender equality considerations.
Awards and Recognition:
- Fully Funded FASS Studentship at University of Surrey (2018)
- Multiple reviewer appointments for top gender studies journals
- CEU Masters Scholarship (2014-2016)
- Thesis of the Year Award from University of Pannonia (2012)
- Literary competition awards for writing on domestic violence
Vida serves as an active reviewer for major gender studies publications and has appeared as a discussant on SkyNews regarding Brexit's gendered impacts. Her academic trajectory shows progression from literary analysis of gender violence to sophisticated policy analysis of gender equality frameworks within European institutions. She maintains strong connections with European research networks including UACES and ECPR.
