Fernanda Campanini Vilhena

Biographic Data

ID3539154
NAMEFernanda Campanini Vilhena
GIVEN NAMESFernanda Campanini
FAMILY NAMEVilhena
SIGNATUREVILHENA F C
AFFILIATIONSUniversidad de Deusto
ORCID0000-0003-0906-0598
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS1
WORKS AS AUTHOR5
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • Preparing for Intersectional Perspectives

    Open AccessRita Bencivenga, Angela Celeste Taramasso et al.ARTICLESocieties2026

    This paper explores the potential for aligning theoretical approaches and good practices for intersectional approaches to recruitment and career development in academia, focusing on a European university alliance comprising eight institutions. The study applies a participatory approach that includes comparative analysis and stakeholder engagement to assess how institutional practices can become more inclusive. The findings highlight structural ba…

  • The Complexity of Defining Institutional Change in Academia

    Open AccessFernanda Campanini Vilhena, María López Belloso et al.ARTICLESocial Inclusion2025References: 14

    In recent decades, the European research and innovation landscape has shifted from addressing gender inequality by focusing on “fixing women” to prioritising “fixing the institution,” with gender equality plans (GEPs) as the primary tool for transformation. While policies have spurred initiatives across EU member states and associated countries, progress remains uneven. Existing studies often attribute the gap between policy intentions and outcom…

  • Feminist critical friendship

    Fernanda Campanini VilhenaARTICLEEuropean Journal of Politics and…2024References: 31

    This article explores the application of feminist critical friendship (FCF) as a research approach to study institutional change in academic settings, contributing to feminist institutionalism-informed research with ethical and methodological reflections. Discussing the theoretical underpinnings of FCF, its practical application in academia and the ethical considerations of conducting research as an insider, the study underscores the importance o…

  • The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on institutional change processes and the collective capabilities of higher education and research institutions

    Open AccessFernanda Campanini Vilhena, María López Belloso et al.ARTICLEPapers Revista de Sociologia2023Cited by: 1

    The COVID-19 pandemic and the public policies adopted to cope with the ensuing crisis had a significant impact on higher education and research institutions, and this captured the attention of numerous scholars. However, most of the analyses, especially those adopting a gender perspective, have focused on the impact of the pandemic on women as individuals (individual capabilities), while little attention has been paid to the impact on institution…

  • Promoting gendered structural change in leadership in higher education

    Open AccessFernanda Campanini Vilhena, Jon PizarroARTICLEInvestigaciones Feministas2021

    Introduction and objectives. In the higher education and research sector, efforts have been employed in diverse countries to bring about gendered structural change, and most strategies pursue such a goal through the implementation of formal changes in its structures and policies. Leaning on the feminist institutionalism theory, the aim of this article is to discuss the importance of understanding how the formal and the informal institutional norm…