Proceedings of a conference organised by the Gender Studies Programme of the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies in collaboration with the University of Florence and in association with ATHENA (EU-funded Socrates Thematic Network Project for Women's Studies in Europe), held at the European University Institute on 2 April 2001

Luisa Passerini, Dawn Lyon, Liana Borghi - Introduction to conference proceedings: Gender Studies in Europe PART ONE: KEY PAPERS - Introduction to ‘The State of Gender Studies’ Gabriele Griffin - Gender Studies in Europe: Current directions Rosi Braidotti - ATHENA and Gender Studies - Experiences in Scandinavia and Italy Bente Rosenbeck - Women’s Studies and Gender Research: Experiences in the Nordic Countries Nina Lykke - Differences among Nordic Countries and Feminists. Response to Bente Rosenbeck: Experiences in Scandinavia Anna Scattigno - Gli studi di genere all’Università di Firenze PART TWO: ROUNDTABLES - Roundtable I: Transitions and Transmissions Maria Puig de la Bellacasa - Flexible girls. A position paper on academic genderational politics Nicky Le Feuvre - Women’s Studies Qualifications and Professional Trajectories Paola Pallavicini - Ritorno al presente: aspetti virtuali nelle relazioni inter-generazionali nel femminismo italiano - Round Table II: Cultural Resources Eva D. Bahovec - Feminist Theory and Philosophy: More than a Marriage of Convenience Ulla Wischermann - The Pedagogic Dimension of Women’s and Gender Studies Mario Corona - A Few Remarks on Gender, Men’s Studies, and a Possible Republic of Differences Anastasia Lada - Speaking from the inside as an 'outsider'