European Doctoral Workshop
Fifth Doctoral Workshop organized within the cooperation agreement between EHESS, CEFRES, Charles University and the Czech Academy of Sciences, on the occasion of the visiting fellowship at CEFRES of Régis Schlagdenhauffen, EHESS, at CEFRES.
Date: June 10 and 11, 2026
Location: CEFRES, Na Florenci 3, Prague 1
Languages of the workshop: English, French
Submission Deadline: March 15, 2026
Convenor and chair: Regis Schlagdenhauffen, sociologist, EHESS
with the participation of:
Ioana Cîrstocea (CEFRES / CNRS)
Lucie Drechselova (EHESS)
Sébastien Roux (CNRS)
Organizers: École Universitaire de Recherche Sciences sociales du genre et de la sexualité (EUR GSST), École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS), Institut national d’études démographiques (Ined) & CEFRES
Contact: rudolphe.mahabo@ehess.fr
Presentation
As part of the training activities organized by the Graduate School for Gender and Sexuality Studies (EUR GSST), supported by the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (EHESS) and the French National Institute for Demographic Studies (INED) and in conjunction with CEFRES Prague, this doctoral workshop offers an opportunity to reflect on research practices in the field of gender and sexuality studies.
Empirical research is the common thread, allowing us to embrace the reflections of a field and its various disciplinary variations through its methodological approaches. The aim of the workshop is therefore to provide a space for training, reflection, and the sharing of practices for and with junior researchers whose work draws on the concept of gender.
The starting point will be empirical research, based on archives, ethnographic fieldwork, and/or statistical data, in order to work with the tools of the social sciences of gender and sexuality. The workshop is based on a mixed approach that draws on both quantitative and qualitative methods to analyze social phenomena. Given the transdisciplinary nature of gender and sexuality studies, we specifically wish to promote the breaking down of barriers between different methodologies—archival research, interviews, observations, surveys, and other sources.
The aim is to foster dialogue between methodological approaches that were originally developed from distinct disciplines, sources, or research methods.
The workshop will pay particular attention to intersectional perspectives that allow gender and sexuality studies to be placed more broadly within the field of critical knowledge. It will also reflect on how social relations of gender and sexuality intersect with other socially constructed relations of power and differentiation—such as age, social class, or race—and the methodological challenge of accurately grasping these intersections and their dynamics. Similarly, we will reflect on the diversity of approaches to gender. Marked by a tradition of engagement and a feminist perspective, research in gender studies nonetheless covers a diversity of epistemological positions, as demonstrated by work on the international circulation of gender and sexuality studies, or adopting transnational, postcolonial, or decolonial approaches.
The workshop will be an opportunity to collectively reflect on the possible links between different epistemologies and their implications for research. Particular attention will be paid to the “positionality” of the researcher, their relationship to their research subject, the people surveyed, and the ethical issues raised by the collection of data on gender and sexuality. All of these reflections will be developed on the basis of the research conducted by the participants.
The workshop will be structured mainly around presentations prepared by participants on their ongoing empirical research and the issues—particularly ethical, methodological, or epistemological—raised by this research.
The workshop is intended to be a space for exchange and collective reflection, where participants can share knowledge and advance their individual projects. In addition to these sessions, which will be led and supervised by members of the workshop’s teaching team, there will be related activities to deepen knowledge on specific issues. Presentations may, but are not limited to, the following topics:
- Empirical operationalization of concepts and theories
- Ethical issues in research
- Articulation of quantitative and qualitative approaches
- Interdisciplinarity and articulation of sources
- Field reports and situated knowledge
Participation
The workshop is open to doctoral students from all disciplines and nationalities whose work is rooted in gender studies. It is particularly aimed at those who are preparing to write their thesis or are in the process of writing it, in their second or third year of doctoral program, etc.
Applications from international doctoral students, particularly those from Central Europe, are strongly encouraged.
The working languages will be French and English. An understanding of both languages is required.
Due to the collective nature of the workshop and the mutual learning on which it is based, successful applicants are required to attend all workshops and activities.
Each participant will be asked to send the organizing team and other participants, before the workshop (date to be announced later), a long abstract of their presentation (max. 15,000 characters), presenting their research (research questions and areas of focus), sources and methods used, as well as the purpose of the presentation: the issues, problems, and questions raised by the study, or the lessons learned and advances made as a result of it. This abstract must include a summary bibliography.
Application file
The application file must include the following two attachments, which must be attached directly to the online form (PDF format):
- “Cover letter” field (single PDF)
A cover letter presenting your research and its progress, the subject of the proposed presentation, and your expectations for the doctoral workshop;
A short summary (max. 4,000 characters) of the proposed presentation;
A letter of support written by your thesis supervisor or a professor in higher education and research, who will date and sign the letter and explicitly refer to this workshop.
- “CV” field (single PDF)
A curriculum vitae (max. 2 pages) accompanied by a presentation of current research. It is important to specify in the CV the languages spoken and understood.
All these documents may be written in either French or English.
- Submitting your application
Applications can be submitted at the following address: appels.eurgsst@ehess.fr
The subject line of your email should be as follows: ‘Atelier doctoral 2026 – EUR GSST’
Practical information
- Accommodation, transportation, and accessibility
Accommodation from Tuesday evening to Friday morning (3 nights) is provided, as well as lunches and two dinners (welcome dinner on Tuesday evening, closing dinner on Thursday evening).
Transportation and three dinners are the responsibility of participants. We invite selected candidates to contact their laboratory and/or doctoral school to request additional funding.
If you encounter any difficulties, please contact us.
- Accessibility
The CEFRES building is accessible to people with reduced mobility.
For any other accessibility needs regarding the doctoral workshop, please contact us and specify this need in your application.