Toni Kania

Toni Kania is a Researcher at Edinburgh Napier University's School of Applied Sciences and Centre for Child & Family Law and Policy, specializing in gender, social justice, and public health with a regional focus on Eastern Europe. Their interdisciplinary work bridges legal policy, critical gender studies, and socio-cultural analysis within contemporary European contexts.

Research interests center on Gender Studies, Critical Studies, Public Health, and Social Justice, with specialized expertise in anti-gender mobilizations and queer-feminist resistances. Kania critically examines how socio-political landscapes in Poland and neighboring states shape discourse around gender, sexuality, and human rights, emphasizing grassroots resistance strategies and policy implications for vulnerable communities.

Recent publications reveal a concentrated trend analyzing anti-gender movements across Eastern Europe, particularly through the RESIST Project's 2025 report on Poland and multinational conference event. These works systematically document socio-cultural impacts of anti-gender rhetoric while highlighting transnational queer-feminist organizing strategies, establishing connections between local activism and broader European human rights frameworks.

As a core member of the RESIST Project team funded by the European Commission, Kania collaborates on international research initiatives that confront anti-gender mobilizations through evidence-based reporting, cross-border event coordination, and coalition-building with activists across Ukraine, Poland, Belarus, and Russia to strengthen inclusive policy advocacy.