Person
Doctoral Student
- Human Rights Studies
- Department of History
Contact information
E-mail emma.sundkvistmrs.luse
Room LUX:A231
Visiting address
Helgonavägen 3, Lund
Postal address
Box 192, 221 00 Lund
Internal post code 30
I am a PhD candidate in Human rights studies since the fall 2012. My dissertation project is concerned with feminist movements and activism in Egypt after the revolution in 2011. I draw from several empirical examples with focus on how feminists engaged with the constitution writing process in 2011-13 as well as how feminists navigate the shrinking and more controlled public space since June 2013. Theoretically, I use feminist legal theory, social movement theory and postcolonial feminism mainly concerning the concepts of equality, human rights and politics.
Research
My profile in Lund University research portal
- Lund Human Rights Research Hub (research leader)
Books (1)
Articles (1)
Book chapters (3)
- Sundkvist, E. (2020). Navigating multiple sites of knowledge : the development of religion in a Cairene women’s NGO. In Winkel, H. & Poferl, A. (Eds.) Routledge Research in Gender and Society, Multiple Gender Cultures, Sociology, and Plural Modernities : Re-reading Social Constructions of Gender across the Globe in a Decolonial Perspective. Routledge.
- Sundkvist, E. (2018). Konstitutionen som politisk arena : Feministers kamp om jämlikhet i det ”nya” Egypten. In Arvidsson, M., Halldenius, L. & Sturfelt, L. (Eds.) Mänskliga rättigheter i samhället (pp. 127-148). Bokbox förlag.
- Sundkvist, E. (2017). Feminism during social and political repression in Egypt : Making or breaking resistance through legal activism. In Lahai, J. & Moyo, K. (Eds.) Crossing Boundaries of Gender and Politics in the Global South, Gender in Human Rights and Transitional Justice. Palgrave Macmillan.
Conference contributions (5)
- Sundkvist, E. (2019). Crossing boundaries of human rights activism in Egypt : Feminist NGOs since the Arab spring.
- Sundkvist, E. (2016). Demand making on the ambiguous state in a state of ambiguity : Egyptian feminist activism and human rights.
- Sundkvist, E. (2016). Making or breaking resistance : Women's rights activism in contemporary Egypt.
- Sundkvist, E. (2015). Redefining equality in Egypt : Feminist activism in times of change.
- Sundkvist, E. (2013). Methodological Challenges in Times of Change : Egypt, Gender and Political Activity.
Doctoral Student
- Human Rights Studies
- Department of History
Contact information
E-mail emma.sundkvistmrs.luse
Room LUX:A231
Visiting address
Helgonavägen 3, Lund
Postal address
Box 192, 221 00 Lund
Internal post code 30