Alan Greig

• Doctor of Philosophy
• Independent Scholar

The multiplicity of crises that mark the contemporary era, the polycrisis, also constitutes a crisis of hegemony. This article explores the functions of gendered racialisation in elite management of this hegemonic crisis, with reference to Gramsci’s use of the figure of the Centaur, a hybrid of humanity and animality. It discusses the ways in which...

Pre-publication abstract (before final edits and copy-editing): Amid a rising tide of misogyny and gender violence across the world, terms like "patriarchal backlash" have increased in use to describe similar trends in different settings. Yet, backlash remains contested as a concept, variably perceived as an expression of male resistance, a patriar...

Research tells us that socially constructed gender norms which associate masculinity with power, violence and control, play an important role in driving conflict and insecurity. Many men across the world oppose these rigid, inequitable and violence-endorsing norms, and work in solidarity with women and those beyond the gender binary to resist them,...

Any assessment of the evidence for gender transformative work with men and boys should consider the conditions that have shaped the emergence of this work. Male-focused gender transformative work has a history, or rather histories. Reviewing its evidence base in light of the forces and factors which have informed its emergence over time enriches ou...

The 3rd MenEngage Global Symposium represents the most ambitious collective activity that MenEngage Alliance has ever embarked on as an international social change network working to transform patriarchal masculinities and engaging men and boys for gender, social, and climate justice. The convening (also known as the MenEngage Ubuntu Symposium) wa...

Nearly three decades ago the UN World Conference on Women at Beijing appeared to be uniting the international community around the most progressive platform for women' s rights in history. Instead of steady advancement, we have seen uneven progress, backsliding, co-option, and a recent rising tide of patriarchal backlash (Faludi et al. 2020). The g...

This chapter sets out the context for the book, exploring the role of masculinities in violent extremism. It also outlines the current challenges faced by scholars and practitioners on a global scale in addressing the rise of the far-right, Salafi Jihadism and anti-women online movements. We outline the key research questions and methodological app...

The final chapter returns to the key research questions outlined in Chap. 1 and will synthesise key findings into an accessible conclusion that identifies key intervention points for policy makers. We also explore implications for government policy, lessons for policy makers and practitioners (including law enforcement) and areas for future investi...

This chapter provides a detailed analysis of the views and agendas of those involved in violent extremism and the progenitor groups that may serve as gateways to participation. Progenitors are legal civil society actors who shared considerable overlap with extremist groups in their views. This includes men’s rights groups, far-right wing associatio...

This chapter outlines what is known about the intersection of masculinity and violent extremism, based on an extensive literature review. The literature review is composed of a systematic review of scholarly and policy literature on issues of masculinities in relation to both violent extremism and policies and programmes to CVE. It focuses on works...

This chapter focuses on exploring the intersection between mainstream (normative) conceptions of masculinity (derived from an international survey and 41 in-depth interviews with Australian men) and the conceptions evident in violent extremist groups and networks. This is based on a representative survey of Australian men on attitudes about masculi...

The rise of far-right parties in many parts of the world threatens the work of human rights and social justice NGOs. In 2016, Oxfam first analyzed the electoral ascendancy of far-right populist political parties, and the charismatic leaders representing far-right movements. This analysis concluded that civil society organizations working on human r...

‘Masculinity and Transition: Enduring Privilege?’ is a study of experiences of men and masculinities in four transition countries - Egypt, Kazakhstan, Turkey and Ukraine – based on literature review and field research. It explores the implications of current gender dynamics and masculinities for International Financial Institutions (IFIs) and other...

This brief is based on a larger report (Edström et al. 2019) that explores how economic transition in Egypt, Kazakhstan, Turkey and Ukraine has been experienced by different groups of men, and its impacts on gender relations. It aims to assist the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and other stakeholders to consider ways of eng...

يستند هذا الملخص إلى تقرير أكبر )إيدستروم وآخرون 2019 ( يستكشف كيف كانت تجربة التحول الاقتصادي في مصر وكازاخستان وتركيا وأوكرانيا بالنسبة لمجموعات مختلفة من الرجال وتأثيرها على العلاقات بين الجنسين. ويهدف إلى مساعدة البنك الأوروبي للإنشاء والتعمير وأصحاب المصلحة الآخرين على النظر في سبل إشراك الرجال كعوامل للتغيير الإيجابي للمساواة بين الجنسين - إل...

Bu özet, ekonomik dönüşümün Mısır, Kazakistan, Türkiye ve Ukrayna'da farklı erkek grupları tarafından nasıl deneyimlendiğini ve bu dönüşümün toplumsal cinsiyet ilişkileri üzerindeki etkilerini inceleyen daha büyük bir raporu (Edström ve diğ. 2019) temel almaktadır. Araştırma, kadınlar ve kız çocuklarının yanı sıra, erkekleri de cinsiyet eşitliğine...

Данный обзор основан на более широком исследовании (Edström et al. 2019), посвященном тому, как переходный период в экономике Египта, Казахстана, Турции и Украины воспринимается различными группами мужчин и как он отражается на гендерных отношениях. Исследование призвано помочь Европейскому банку реконструкции и развития (ЕБРР) и другим заинтересов...

This brief is based on a larger study (Edström et al. 2019) (that also includes Egypt, Kazakhstan and Ukraine), which explores how transition in different countries has been experienced by different groups of men, and its impacts on gender relations. It aims to assist the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and other stakeholder...

Bu özet, farklı ülkelerdeki dönüşümün farklı erkek grupları tarafından nasıl deneyimlendiğini ve bu dönüşümün toplumsal cinsiyet ilişkileri üzerindeki etkilerini inceleyen (ve Mısır, Kazakistan ve Ukrayna'yı da kapsayan) daha büyük bir araştırmayı (Edström ve dig. 2019) temel almaktadır. Araştırma, kadınlar ve kız çocuklarının yanı sıra, erkekleri...

This brief is based on a larger study (Edström et al. 2019) (that also includes Egypt, Turkey and Ukraine), which explores how transition in different countries has been experienced by different groups of men, and its impacts on gender relations. It aims to assist the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and other stakeholders to...

يستند هذا الملخص إلى دراسة أكبر ) والتي تشمل أيضًا كازاخستان وتركيا وأوكرانيا( والتي تستكشف كيف كانت تجربة الانتقال في البلدان المختلفة بالنسبة لمجموعات مختلفة من الرجال وتأثيرها على العلاقات بين الجنسين. ويهدف إلى مساعدة البنك الأوروبي للإنشاء والتعمير وشركاءها المصريين الآخرين على النظر في سبل إشراك الرجال كعوامل للتغيير الإيجابي للمساواة بين الج...

This brief is based on a larger study (Edström et al. 2019) (that also includes Kazakhstan, Turkey and Ukraine), which explores how transition in different countries has been experienced by different groups of men, and its impacts on gender relations. It aims to assist the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and other stakeholde...

Данный документ основан на более широком исследовании (Edström et al. 2019), охватывающем также Египет, Турцию и Украину и посвященном тому, как переходный период в экономике воспринимается в разных странах различными группами мужчин и как он отражается на взаимоотношениях полов. Исследование призвано помочь Европейскому банку реконструкции и разви...

Men's roles in building gender equality are currently on the public agenda. Across the globe, there are growing efforts to engage men and boys in building more equitable relations with women and girls. Programs that engage with men have proliferated in fields such as violence prevention, sexual and reproductive health, parenting, education, and wor...

Originating from new thinking at a 2007 Sida-supported international symposium in Dakar, “Politicising Masculinities: Beyond the Personal”, and building on a subsequent “Mobilising Men” project – between IDS, the Centre for Health and Social Justice (CHSJ) in India, Men for Gender Equality Now (MEGEN) in Kenya and the Refugee Law Project (RLP) in U...

Deep-rooted patriarchal systems uphold gender and class-based inequalities in Bangladesh, within which the issue of land distribution and use remains integral to the transformation of poverty for a large number of women and men. Nijera Kori is a national social movement organising landless people to claim their rights and challenge the discriminati...

This paper discusses the process and progress of the Men and Masculinities stream of work within the Gender, Power and Sexuality (GPS) programme, supported by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). In relation to the overarching programme’s emphasis on linking local voices to global arenas to influence policy discourses on...

Challenging sexual and gender-based violence in institutional settings Tools, Stories, Lessons

Since 2008, the three coauthors of this essay have been working together as the Challenging Male Supremacy Project (CMS). Thus far, CMS has aimed to be an intervention into the organizing and activist communities of New York City, an effort to concretely shift the personal and political practices of cisgender (i.e., non-trans) men as well as form b...

Summaries The meaning of male violence should be a central concern of Gender and Development (GAD) discourse and practice. Explanations of the nature, and limits, of men's responsibility for such violence increasingly centre on their socialisation into a masculine identity. By counter-posing the ‘individual’ and the ‘social’, attention becomes fixe...

What can men's interest be in the social and sexual revolution being proposed by advocates for sexual rights? The first answer to this question is to recognise that some men's sexual rights have long been violated. Those men who 'betray' their gender through their 'feminine' representation and/or sexual relations with other men are especially vulne...

This article explores the notion of troublesome' masculinities that characterise much of the policy discourse and programme thinking on problems of young men and gender. It critiques the dimorphism that shapes this view of young men's gender trouble, and the ‘culturalism’ that constrains the perception of the troubled times in which many young men...

Gender has long been recognized as being key to understanding and addressing HIV and AIDS. Gender roles and relations that structure and legitimate women's subordination and simultaneously foster models of masculinity that justify and reproduce men's dominance over women exacerbate the spread and impact of the epidemic. Notions of masculinity preva...

Gender inequalities are shaping how the HIV epidemic evolves and in order to engage men as 'part of the solution' we must deal with issues of male power. Work on women's equality is centrally concerned with structures of male power within society and how social, economic and political institutions reproduce them. These structures still predominate...

Roxbury is the poorest neighborhood in Boston. Over half of its population, primarily African-American and Latino, live below the poverty line. People living in Roxbury suffer more ill-health and are more likely to die from heart disease and cancer than people who live in other, wealthier parts of Boston. They are also more likely to die of AIDS –...

AIDS The War on Drugs in the United States has polarized the debate on how to deal effectively with drug use and prevention and makes it difficult to form an agenda to address the harm of drug use. Harm-reduction activists and drug-user groups need to establish common ground to develop programs acceptable to all parties. The harm-reduction approach...