Katarzyna Wojnicka
Biographic Data
| ID | 284824 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Katarzyna Wojnicka |
| GIVEN NAMES | Katarzyna |
| FAMILY NAME | Wojnicka |
| SIGNATURE | WOJNICKA K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Gothenburg |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5175-7105 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 28 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 198 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 28 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 8 |
The problem of complicity and complicit masculinities (in critical studies on men and masculinities)
Several weeks ago, public opinion in the United States and beyond was once again ‘invited’ to polarize around the content of The Tonight Show. Jimmy Fallon, a host often seen as maintaining a ‘neut...
The populist radical right, the gender gap and protective masculinity across European countries
Various studies show that men disproportionately vote for populist radical right (PRR) parties. However, research has been unable to fully explain this gender gap. In an attempt to address this research gap, this article theorizes, quantitatively operationalizes and tests the role of ‘protective masculinity’ in the gender gap in PRR support in a cross-sectional study across 18 European countries. Using mediation analysis, we find that ‘protective…
The queer afterlives of public art
Daddy issue
He leads a lonely life
This paper presents findings from a qualitative research project examining the dating narratives of single migrant men residing in Sweden and Italy. The study, analyzing 48 interviews with individuals from Syrian, Polish, Bangladeshi and Romanian backgrounds, along with ethnographic observations, employs a theoretical framework rooted in sexual capital theory and critical studies on men and masculinities. The analysis sheds light on the challenge…
Caring Masculinities
The aim of this article is to critically evaluate the concept of caring masculinity/ies, a concept that has gained traction in critical studies on men and masculinities (CSMM) since the publication of Karla Elliott's 2016 article. Utilizing a rapid literature review, this study analyses 54 peer-reviewed papers published in English-language journals since 2016. The paper begins with an overview of the early development of caring masculinities, tra…
Protectors and Modern Princesses
The debates at the nexus of migration and gender often focus on the supposedly diverging ideals Muslims and Christians have about gender. Migrant femininities and masculinities are framed in contrast to liberal, Western values and they undermine the efforts for more gender equality in Western societies. Only a few studies have addressed non-Muslim migrants' construction of, and their perceptions of, the femininities and masculinities of others. T…
Intersectionality and masculinities studies, go together like a horse and carriage
Unveiling racism through qualitative research
The main purpose of the article is to present and compare various strategies aimed at encouraging research participants to voice their experiences of racism and discrimination. This is supplemented by the discussion on how scholars can unveil the intersections of multiple systems of oppression reverberating in research participants' narratives, given the challenge of racial asymmetry in research and the politics of interpretation in a race-mute s…
Leaping the Abyss
This article argues that translating social research findings into policy recommendations may pose a significant methodological and practical challenge. Due to the current emphasis on the 'third mission' of universities and the 'relevance' of scientific knowledge, it has become more common for sociologists to engage in projects that include the development of social-research-based recommendations. This article analyses empirically an example of s…
The Covid‐19 pandemic and caring masculinity
The early data regarding gender implications of COVID‐19 suggest that men are more likely to die as an effect of infection while women are those who suffer the social consequences of pandemic as they dominate in care‐oriented professions and bear the consequences of increased caring needs at home. The latter includes caring for children, who, in many (European) countries have been subjected to homeschooling. However, the lockdown resulted in the …
Waiting or dating? Migrant bachelors in the European borderscapes
The article presents results from an interview study on migrant bachelors and discusses differences between Bangladeshi migrants in Italy and Syrian migrants in Sweden, in how they present as singles. Interviewees articulate a simplified distinction between singlehood in Europe and singlehood in Bangladesh or Syria. Singlehood has been theorized as wavering between a period of waiting and a lifestyle with its own inherent value. In our sample, wh…
His body, his choice? Patriarchy, discrimination against men and protective masculinity at war
What’s masculinity got to do with it? The Covid-19 pandemic, men and care
Early data from several countries regarding the gendered implications of COVID-19 suggest that men are more likely to die as an effect of infection. This has been explained by biological factors but also by behavioral and life-style issues characteristic mostly for men. What has not been widely discussed, however, is the analysis of the relationships between men’s responses to the crisis, their (lack of) care activities, and certain models of mas…
On war, hegemony and (political) masculinities
Understanding Migrant Masculinities through a Spatially Intersectional Lens
This article analyzes migrant narratives on masculinity through an intersectional perspective that is sensitive to spatial aspects. Drawing on research with migrants in Berlin and Munich in Germany, we unpack how (self-identified) Polish men in these cities negotiate their gender identities vis-à-vis other people whom they perceive as ethnic, religious, gender, and sexual others. We address how their social and ethnic backgrounds shape their narr…
Post-separation fatherhood narratives in Germany and Sweden
Over the last two decades, men themselves have been dedicating more time and resources to care work within families. After parents’ separation, however, mothers are still commonly the primary caregiver. A major change though has been the introduction of shared residency models. While in Sweden shared residency is widely adopted, in Germany, however, it is only rarely practiced. Drawing on these differences, the qualitative study uses data from 12…
Invisible yet significant
In September 2021, I had a chance to participate in the research stream ‘Theorizing Men and Masculinities: European Insights’, organized as a part of European Sociological Association that is held
Men and masculinities in times of crisis
Associating crisis with the notion of masculinity is usually a tricky business. For many years the discussions, not only in the media but also in scholarly debate, about the condition of masculinit
Sex and the Fieldwork
The overall goal of this article is to make a contribution to the developing, but not yet sufficiently explored, issue of methodology in research on men and masculinities performed by female researchers. This article is based on my professional experience gained during a research project on the European fathers’ rights movements. This was conducted between 2011 and 2016 with members of fathers’ rights groups in Poland, Sweden, and the United King…
Research on men, masculinities and migration
As the ‘Men and Migration in Contemporary Europe’ conference (Wojnicka, 2016) took place at the Centre for European Research at the University of Gothenburg back in 2016, we were being bombarded wi
Feminism and men
In August 2016 Barak Obama called himself a feminist in his essay published in Glamour. His statement was not startling for researchers and practitioners from the social movement and gender studies
Self-positioning as a man in transnational contexts
The majority of research on migrant men is focused on critical analyses regarding the domestic sphere, family relations, power and equality. The analysis is often based on a juxtaposition of migrant and Western patterns of masculinity. Little attention is paid to young, highly skilled, single migrants who may experience challenges regarding their gender role as they change countries. Among adolescents and young adults, different visions of mascul…
Migrant men in the nexus of space and (dis)empowerment
This special issue stems from an international workshop on ‘Men and Migration in contemporary Europe’, organized at the Centre for European Research at the University of Gothenburg (CERGU) in June
Wymiary męskości
Na przeomie
Men and Gender Equality
In this article, some of the most important findings of the European research project The Role of Men in Gender Equality (2011-2012) are discussed. This project was the first systematic research study of all European Union member states and associated European Free Trade Association states regarding men and gender equality in the fields of education and paid labor, the involvement of men in care and domestic work responsibilities, men's health, g…
Understanding Migrant Masculinities through a Spatially Intersectional Lens
This article analyzes migrant narratives on masculinity through an intersectional perspective that is sensitive to spatial aspects. Drawing on research with migrants in Berlin and Munich in Germany, we unpack how (self-identified) Polish men in these cities negotiate their gender identities vis-à-vis other people whom they perceive as ethnic, religious, gender, and sexual others. We address how their social and ethnic backgrounds shape their narr…
Sex and the Fieldwork
The overall goal of this article is to make a contribution to the developing, but not yet sufficiently explored, issue of methodology in research on men and masculinities performed by female researchers. This article is based on my professional experience gained during a research project on the European fathers’ rights movements. This was conducted between 2011 and 2016 with members of fathers’ rights groups in Poland, Sweden, and the United King…
Research on men, masculinities and migration
As the ‘Men and Migration in Contemporary Europe’ conference (Wojnicka, 2016) took place at the Centre for European Research at the University of Gothenburg back in 2016, we were being bombarded wi
Migrant men in the nexus of space and (dis)empowerment
This special issue stems from an international workshop on ‘Men and Migration in contemporary Europe’, organized at the Centre for European Research at the University of Gothenburg (CERGU) in June
Caring Masculinities
The aim of this article is to critically evaluate the concept of caring masculinity/ies, a concept that has gained traction in critical studies on men and masculinities (CSMM) since the publication of Karla Elliott's 2016 article. Utilizing a rapid literature review, this study analyses 54 peer-reviewed papers published in English-language journals since 2016. The paper begins with an overview of the early development of caring masculinities, tra…
What’s masculinity got to do with it? The Covid-19 pandemic, men and care
Early data from several countries regarding the gendered implications of COVID-19 suggest that men are more likely to die as an effect of infection. This has been explained by biological factors but also by behavioral and life-style issues characteristic mostly for men. What has not been widely discussed, however, is the analysis of the relationships between men’s responses to the crisis, their (lack of) care activities, and certain models of mas…
Men and masculinities in times of crisis
Associating crisis with the notion of masculinity is usually a tricky business. For many years the discussions, not only in the media but also in scholarly debate, about the condition of masculinit
The Covid‐19 pandemic and caring masculinity
The early data regarding gender implications of COVID‐19 suggest that men are more likely to die as an effect of infection while women are those who suffer the social consequences of pandemic as they dominate in care‐oriented professions and bear the consequences of increased caring needs at home. The latter includes caring for children, who, in many (European) countries have been subjected to homeschooling. However, the lockdown resulted in the …
Post-separation fatherhood narratives in Germany and Sweden
Over the last two decades, men themselves have been dedicating more time and resources to care work within families. After parents’ separation, however, mothers are still commonly the primary caregiver. A major change though has been the introduction of shared residency models. While in Sweden shared residency is widely adopted, in Germany, however, it is only rarely practiced. Drawing on these differences, the qualitative study uses data from 12…
Self-positioning as a man in transnational contexts
The majority of research on migrant men is focused on critical analyses regarding the domestic sphere, family relations, power and equality. The analysis is often based on a juxtaposition of migrant and Western patterns of masculinity. Little attention is paid to young, highly skilled, single migrants who may experience challenges regarding their gender role as they change countries. Among adolescents and young adults, different visions of mascul…
Protectors and Modern Princesses
The debates at the nexus of migration and gender often focus on the supposedly diverging ideals Muslims and Christians have about gender. Migrant femininities and masculinities are framed in contrast to liberal, Western values and they undermine the efforts for more gender equality in Western societies. Only a few studies have addressed non-Muslim migrants' construction of, and their perceptions of, the femininities and masculinities of others. T…
Unveiling racism through qualitative research
The main purpose of the article is to present and compare various strategies aimed at encouraging research participants to voice their experiences of racism and discrimination. This is supplemented by the discussion on how scholars can unveil the intersections of multiple systems of oppression reverberating in research participants' narratives, given the challenge of racial asymmetry in research and the politics of interpretation in a race-mute s…
On war, hegemony and (political) masculinities
Invisible yet significant
In September 2021, I had a chance to participate in the research stream ‘Theorizing Men and Masculinities: European Insights’, organized as a part of European Sociological Association that is held
Intersectionality and masculinities studies, go together like a horse and carriage
Waiting or dating? Migrant bachelors in the European borderscapes
The article presents results from an interview study on migrant bachelors and discusses differences between Bangladeshi migrants in Italy and Syrian migrants in Sweden, in how they present as singles. Interviewees articulate a simplified distinction between singlehood in Europe and singlehood in Bangladesh or Syria. Singlehood has been theorized as wavering between a period of waiting and a lifestyle with its own inherent value. In our sample, wh…
His body, his choice? Patriarchy, discrimination against men and protective masculinity at war
Framing the involvement of men in gender equality in Europe
In order to reach the main goal of the paper, the identification of the impact and effectiveness of strategies and measures which promote gender equality not only in connection to women but also men, an overview of institutionalised practices, men’s involvement in gender equality strategies like gender mainstreaming, as well as men’s participation in international and national networks, organisations and groups are presented. The identification o…
He leads a lonely life
This paper presents findings from a qualitative research project examining the dating narratives of single migrant men residing in Sweden and Italy. The study, analyzing 48 interviews with individuals from Syrian, Polish, Bangladeshi and Romanian backgrounds, along with ethnographic observations, employs a theoretical framework rooted in sexual capital theory and critical studies on men and masculinities. The analysis sheds light on the challenge…
Framing the involvement of men in gender equality in Europe
In order to reach the main goal of the paper, the identification of the impact and effectiveness of strategies and measures which promote gender equality not only in connection to women but also men, an overview of institutionalised practices, men’s involvement in gender equality strategies like gender mainstreaming, as well as men’s participation in international and national networks, organisations and groups are presented. The identification o…
Men and Gender Equality
In this article, some of the most important findings of the European research project The Role of Men in Gender Equality (2011-2012) are discussed. This project was the first systematic research study of all European Union member states and associated European Free Trade Association states regarding men and gender equality in the fields of education and paid labor, the involvement of men in care and domestic work responsibilities, men's health, g…
Wymiary męskości
Na przeomie
Work with Perpetrators of Domestic Violence in Eastern European and Baltic countries
The aim of the paper is to present and analyse the current state of perpetrator programmes in Eastern European and Baltic countries as this issue has barely been raised in the literature. It is connected to the fact that in described region such programmes are still relatively new phenomena and, compared to other European Union countries (mostly in Western and Northern Europe), the number of the programmes is still insufficient. Moreover, the num…
Self-positioning as a man in transnational contexts
The majority of research on migrant men is focused on critical analyses regarding the domestic sphere, family relations, power and equality. The analysis is often based on a juxtaposition of migrant and Western patterns of masculinity. Little attention is paid to young, highly skilled, single migrants who may experience challenges regarding their gender role as they change countries. Among adolescents and young adults, different visions of mascul…
Migrant men in the nexus of space and (dis)empowerment
This special issue stems from an international workshop on ‘Men and Migration in contemporary Europe’, organized at the Centre for European Research at the University of Gothenburg (CERGU) in June
Feminism and men
In August 2016 Barak Obama called himself a feminist in his essay published in Glamour. His statement was not startling for researchers and practitioners from the social movement and gender studies
Research on men, masculinities and migration
As the ‘Men and Migration in Contemporary Europe’ conference (Wojnicka, 2016) took place at the Centre for European Research at the University of Gothenburg back in 2016, we were being bombarded wi
Sex and the Fieldwork
The overall goal of this article is to make a contribution to the developing, but not yet sufficiently explored, issue of methodology in research on men and masculinities performed by female researchers. This article is based on my professional experience gained during a research project on the European fathers’ rights movements. This was conducted between 2011 and 2016 with members of fathers’ rights groups in Poland, Sweden, and the United King…
Post-separation fatherhood narratives in Germany and Sweden
Over the last two decades, men themselves have been dedicating more time and resources to care work within families. After parents’ separation, however, mothers are still commonly the primary caregiver. A major change though has been the introduction of shared residency models. While in Sweden shared residency is widely adopted, in Germany, however, it is only rarely practiced. Drawing on these differences, the qualitative study uses data from 12…
Invisible yet significant
In September 2021, I had a chance to participate in the research stream ‘Theorizing Men and Masculinities: European Insights’, organized as a part of European Sociological Association that is held
Men and masculinities in times of crisis
Associating crisis with the notion of masculinity is usually a tricky business. For many years the discussions, not only in the media but also in scholarly debate, about the condition of masculinit
What’s masculinity got to do with it? The Covid-19 pandemic, men and care
Early data from several countries regarding the gendered implications of COVID-19 suggest that men are more likely to die as an effect of infection. This has been explained by biological factors but also by behavioral and life-style issues characteristic mostly for men. What has not been widely discussed, however, is the analysis of the relationships between men’s responses to the crisis, their (lack of) care activities, and certain models of mas…
On war, hegemony and (political) masculinities
Understanding Migrant Masculinities through a Spatially Intersectional Lens
This article analyzes migrant narratives on masculinity through an intersectional perspective that is sensitive to spatial aspects. Drawing on research with migrants in Berlin and Munich in Germany, we unpack how (self-identified) Polish men in these cities negotiate their gender identities vis-à-vis other people whom they perceive as ethnic, religious, gender, and sexual others. We address how their social and ethnic backgrounds shape their narr…
The Covid‐19 pandemic and caring masculinity
The early data regarding gender implications of COVID‐19 suggest that men are more likely to die as an effect of infection while women are those who suffer the social consequences of pandemic as they dominate in care‐oriented professions and bear the consequences of increased caring needs at home. The latter includes caring for children, who, in many (European) countries have been subjected to homeschooling. However, the lockdown resulted in the …
Waiting or dating? Migrant bachelors in the European borderscapes
The article presents results from an interview study on migrant bachelors and discusses differences between Bangladeshi migrants in Italy and Syrian migrants in Sweden, in how they present as singles. Interviewees articulate a simplified distinction between singlehood in Europe and singlehood in Bangladesh or Syria. Singlehood has been theorized as wavering between a period of waiting and a lifestyle with its own inherent value. In our sample, wh…
His body, his choice? Patriarchy, discrimination against men and protective masculinity at war
Protectors and Modern Princesses
The debates at the nexus of migration and gender often focus on the supposedly diverging ideals Muslims and Christians have about gender. Migrant femininities and masculinities are framed in contrast to liberal, Western values and they undermine the efforts for more gender equality in Western societies. Only a few studies have addressed non-Muslim migrants' construction of, and their perceptions of, the femininities and masculinities of others. T…
Intersectionality and masculinities studies, go together like a horse and carriage
Unveiling racism through qualitative research
The main purpose of the article is to present and compare various strategies aimed at encouraging research participants to voice their experiences of racism and discrimination. This is supplemented by the discussion on how scholars can unveil the intersections of multiple systems of oppression reverberating in research participants' narratives, given the challenge of racial asymmetry in research and the politics of interpretation in a race-mute s…
Leaping the Abyss
This article argues that translating social research findings into policy recommendations may pose a significant methodological and practical challenge. Due to the current emphasis on the 'third mission' of universities and the 'relevance' of scientific knowledge, it has become more common for sociologists to engage in projects that include the development of social-research-based recommendations. This article analyses empirically an example of s…
The populist radical right, the gender gap and protective masculinity across European countries
Various studies show that men disproportionately vote for populist radical right (PRR) parties. However, research has been unable to fully explain this gender gap. In an attempt to address this research gap, this article theorizes, quantitatively operationalizes and tests the role of ‘protective masculinity’ in the gender gap in PRR support in a cross-sectional study across 18 European countries. Using mediation analysis, we find that ‘protective…
The queer afterlives of public art
Daddy issue
Sociology (24 works) · Gender Studies (23 works) · Gender Roles and Identity Studies (16 works) · Masculinity (14 works) · Political science (14 works) · Psychology (14 works) · Gender Studies (12 works) · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics (9 works) · Gender Politics and Representation (6 works) · Geography (6 works)