Updates from the Observatory
Relief Maps: Tools for the Study of Intersectional Inequalities from an Emotional and Spatial Perspective
15 May 2025 9:30 – 10:30 CET
This presentation introduces Relief Maps, a method rooted in intersectionality that visualizes how inequalities are experienced emotionally and spatially. Developed under the INTERMAPS project, it includes a digital tool (www.reliefmaps.upf.edu) that combines qualitative, quantitative, and geographic data to map lived experiences of power and inequality.
CEDAW and the Pursuit of Gender Equality: Evolution, Impact, and the Groundbreaking General Recommendation No.40 on the Equal and Inclusive Representation of Women in Decision-Making Systems
30. 4. 2025 (12:30)
This presentation traces the origins, evolution, and impact of the CEDAW Convention, established to confront persistent and systemic discrimination against women. It highlights the transformative General Recommendation No. 40 (2024) on the equal and inclusive representation of women in decision-making systems, illustrating how gender parity is both a right and a governance tool essential for…
Breaking Times: Slow violence, resistance, prefigurative politics
27-28 March 2025
This International Conference is part of the research project Slow Violence and Human Rights project led by Prof. Fornalé at the University of Bern and funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF); the Horizon Europe project HRJust (States’ Practice of Human Rights Justification: a study in civil society engagement and human rights through the…