Ivan Tranfić, PhD was awarded the Best Article Prize for 2025 by the journal “East European Politics” (Q1)

Ivan Tranfić, PhD was awarded the Best Article Prize for 2025 by the journal “East European Politics” (Q1) for the paper “From parish to parliament: resources and alliances of anti-gender movements in Southeast Europe”.

The paper explores the emergence of anti-gender mobilisation in Southeast Europe with a comparative case study of Bulgaria, Croatia, and Serbia. The key factors contributing to the varying levels of mobilisation are identified as religious resource mobilisation and right-wing alliance dynamics. Based on semi-structured interviews with leaders of anti-gender organisations and actors of the radical right, the article shows that investigations of countermovements should be expanded by analyses disaggregating the seemingly monolithic field of (far-)right politics.

Every year, the journal Editors award the Best Article Prize to an article carefully selected from previous year’s Volume. According to the Editors, the award-winning articles “present cutting-edge research and are written in an exceptionally lucid and engaging style”. The prize-winning articles are made free to access for a year, and receive additional promotion on social media and a cash prize of £250.

Sincere congratulations to our Ivan!

The paper is available at the link.