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This article seeks to move beyond the Euro/North-centrism recurrent in methodological discussions on what we may learn from the COVID-19 pandemic. Such debates often centre on uncertainty and involuntary immobility -- aspects which are hardly new for many researchers. In this article, we argue that the pandemic offers an opportunity to rethink research relations between what we term 'contracting researchers' in the Global North and 'facilitating researchers' in the Global South. Such relations are often marked by rampant inequalities in remuneration, working conditions, and visibility/authorship. Drawing upon experiences in DR Congo, Sierra Leone, and India, we argue that the pandemic increased the dependence on -- and highlighted the invaluable contributions and skills of -- facilitating researchers, in part slightly refiguring bargaining power. We also propose pathways for change, arguing for a strong collaborative approach and the need for institutional change, without discarding the responsibilities of individual researchers.

An introduction is presented to a series of articles focused on resistance against anti-feminist propaganda, with topics including the history of the Kuwaiti feminist movement, cyberfeminism, and anti-genderism in political and institutional processes in Europe.

An editorial focuses on the entanglement of the "political" and the "personal" in contemporary feminist discourse. It explores how socio-political structures profoundly impact individual lives, challenging the notion that separating the messy personal from sanitized politics is feasible. It critiques the current divisive climate where global crises exacerbate personal conflicts, urging reflection on moral stances and the inclusivity needed amidst ideological discord.

An editorial is presented which discusses the exploration of queer, feminist, and de/postcolonial perspectives in relation to science within a specific issue of the International Feminist Journal of Politics (IFJP). It reflects on the themes of freedom, subjectivity, and knowledge hierarchies, showcasing analyses of topics such as queer justice, queer tourism, and Afrofuturist narratives, all aimed at challenging traditional understandings and uncovering marginalized perspectives.

Tobacco is the only consumer product that kills half its users yearly. The challenges posed by tobacco control are limitless especially in a country like India where in addition to smoked forms, other smokeless forms of tobacco are also highly prevalent. Apart from being a health hazard tobacco is also a great environmental hazard. Policies for controlling tobacco use also include policy to prevent people from second hand smoke, which is aimed at improvement of air quality. According to the National Non-Communicable Disease Monitoring Survey, 2017–18, daily tobacco use was 32.8% in adults (18–69 years) and 3.1% in adolescents (15–17 years). Overall reduction in tobacco users by 8.1 Million was seen from GATS-1 to GATS-2, and prevalence amongst youth decreased from 18.4 to 12.4%. GYTS-4 (2019) revealed that 8.5% of students, 9.6% of boys and 7.4% of girls-currently used any tobacco products. This makes tobacco control a priority in India. Tobacco control consists of different approaches such as educational, healthcare, legislative, regulatory and fiscal. In the present article we traverse nearly five decades and decode the evolution of legislative, regulatory and fiscal approaches to Tobacco Control in India. A critical evaluation of all these approaches is described in the format of the MPOWER strategy for Tobacco Control which stands for Monitoring Tobacco use, Preventing people from Second Hand Smoke, Offering help to quit, Waring regarding ill effects of tobacco, Enforcing bans and Raising taxes on tobacco products. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Famines in the Global South have claimed staggering numbers of lives, but are rarely the focus of scholarship on, or practices of, memorialisation and justice. The articles in this collection investigate how past famines have been dealt with – or silenced – in Cabo Verde, China, Brazil, East Timor/Timor-Leste, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Nigeria and Rwanda. This introductory essay first discusses why famines and hunger should be conceptualised as violence and mass atrocities, caused by human action. Thereafter, we outline some of the main insights that have emerged from the collection of articles. We show how and why mass starvation is often written out of official accounts of history, famine victims are rarely publicly commemorated and those responsible are not brought to justice. Yet the contributions also highlight that efforts to represent and commemorate famines, and to seek justice, take place in many – sometimes unexpected – spaces. The silence around historical famines may be broken in official justice processes or statements by powerholders, or through initiatives and practices 'from below', including in social media, songs and artistic work. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An introduction is presented in which the author discusses articles within the issue on topics including violence against women in politics in Malawi, women's leadership in Timor-Leste, and the 2015 Comfort Women Agreement between Japan and South Korea.

An introduction to articles in the issue is presented on topics including an analysis of the work of everyday theorizing through the 2013 film "World War Z," evidence for the ways in which jihadi insurgents in the Sahel are skillfully promoting forms of governance that align with men's and women's existing dispositions with respect to gender relations, and the zero-tolerance policy of the United Nations regarding sexual relations between peacekeepers and civilians while on mission.

An introduction to the topics discussed within the issue is presented, including the experiential knowledge of three Syrian women in telling the story of the 2011 Syrian revolution, activism of two secular Muslim activists, and political subjectivation and collective action from women's activism.