Research team

Expertise

Serena D'Agostino's current research project, "Racial(ized) Queer Activism: Practices and Experiences of Intersectional Mobilizations in Belgium" (FWO research project), investigates activist practices and experiences at the intersection of racism and (hetero)sexism. Utilizing a qualitative case-study and participatory action research methodology (Photovoice), this project centers intersectional activists as key subjects of inquiry. In doing so, it engages in the re-politicization of intersectionality, refocusing the concept on its activist roots. In her PhD thesis, "Romani Women in European Politics: Exploring Multi-Layered Political Spaces for Intersectional Policies and Mobilizations", she examined whether contemporary European multi-layered political spaces foster or hinder intersectional policies and mobilizations at both the national and transnational levels. Her research has been published in the European Journal of Politics and Gender, the International Feminist Journal of Politics, the Journal of Diversity and Gender Studies, the Journal of Women, Politics & Policy, and Politics, Groups, and Identities, among others. Overview of Serena D'Agostino's ongoing works [forthcoming, 2024-2025]: - D'Agostino, S. (2024). A Union of Equality: A Promising Step Forward or a Missed Opportunity to be Truly Intersectional?. In C. Brière, & A. Crespy (Eds.), Inequality and the European Union. New Frontiers in Political Science and Law. Routlegde.   - D'Agostino, S. (2024). #RomaLivesMatter, too. Romani Anti-Racist Activism in Europe: from (De)politicization towards a Critical Turn. In I. Adam, J. Beaman, & M. Jung (Eds.), A New Wave of Antiracism in Europe? Racialized Minorities at the Centre (IMISCOE Research Series). Springer. - D’Agostino, S., & Magazzini, T. (2025). Pushing Human Rights Boundaries: Intersectional Discrimination and Reproductive (In)Justice for Romani Women. In L. Farkas, & K. Henrard (Eds.), The Rights of Roma in European Courts: Strategic Litigation and the Boundaries of Human Rights. Oxford University Press.   - Jacquot, S., Ahrens, P., D'Agostino, S., Palmieri, S., & Zaremberg, G. (Eds.) (2025). Research Handbook on Gender Mainstreaming. (International Handbooks on Gender Series). Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.