In my research, I study political behavior from a comparative perspective. In doing so, I apply a gender lens to study challenges to liberal democracy, such as radical right support, authoritarian attitudes and antifeminism.
Book
Alexander, Amy and Gefjon Off (2025). Attitudes Towards Political Authoritarianism in Economically Advanced Democracies: The Role of Gender Values and Norms. Cambridge Elements in Gender & Politics. Access here.
We theorize how individuals’ gender values influence their attitudes toward political authoritarianism, and how gender norms and political authoritarian norms are mutually reinforcing in shaping political culture at the country-level. We show evidence consistent with our theories through analysis of World Values Survey data on OECD countries from 1995 to 2022.
Peer-reviewed journal articles
Heinze, Anna-Sophie and Gefjon Off (forthcoming). Mainstreaming vs. normalisation: Towards more conceptual clarity on the relationship between mainstream parties and the far-right. European Journal of Political Research.
Anduiza, Eva and Gefjon Off (forthcoming). Perceptions of feminism as a threat. Politics & Gender.
Off, Gefjon and Federico Trastulli (2025). Who prioritises what? Determinants and measurement of voters’ issue prioritisation. European Journal of Political Research. Access here.
Mehring, Kathina, Gefjon Off and Katarzyna Wojnicka (2025). The populist radical right, the gender gap and protective masculinity across European countries. European Journal of Politics and Gender. Access here.
Alexander, Amy, Nicholas Charron and Gefjon Off (2025). Young men, gender labor market competition, and opposition to gender equality policy across 27 EU countries. West European Politics. Access here.
Off, Gefjon (2024). Multidimensional and intersectional cultural grievances over gender, sexuality and immigration. European Journal of Political Research. Access here.
Alexander, Amy, Nicholas Charron and Gefjon Off (2024). For every action a reaction? The polarizing effects of women’s rights and refugee immigration. European Journal of Political Research. Access here.
Off, Gefjon (2023). Complexities and nuances in radical right voters’ (anti)feminism. Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State & Society. Access here.
Off, Gefjon, Nicholas Charron and Amy Alexander (2022). Who perceives women’s rights as threatening to men and boys? Explaining modern sexism among young men in Europe. Frontiers in Political Science. Access here.
Off, Gefjon (2022). Gender equality salience, backlash and radical right voting in the gender-equal context of Sweden. West European Politics. Access here.
PhD dissertation
Off, Gefjon (2023). Contested Feminism: Backlash and the Radical Right. Access here.
My dissertation explores voters’ antifeminism and radical right support. I use multiple methods (survey data analysis, a survey experiment and interviews) and comparative data from all EU countries, as well as single country studies of Sweden and Germany.
Other publications
Off, Gefjon, Amy Alexander and Nicholas Charron (2025). Gender Update: Is there a gender youth gap in far-right voting and cultural attitudes? European Journal of Politics and Gender. Access here.
Work in progress
Protecting their privilege? Young men’s increasing conservatism under a shifting balance in young women’s competitiveness on the labor market (with Amy Alexander and Nicholas Charron, submitted)
Do gender patterns in political behavior differ between the ethnic majority and Muslim minorities? (with Sanne van Oosten, a preprint is available here)
Social media consumption, party affiliation and antifeminist attitudes among young men and women across Europe (with Amy Alexander and Nicholas Charron)
The role of women candidates in legitimising and normalising far-right parties (with Sofia Ammassari)
Gefjon Off, PhD 