Bisexuality in Europe: Sexual Citizenship, Romantic Relationships, and Bi+ Identities - Paperback

by Emiel Maliepaard (Editor), Renate Baumgartner (Editor)

This book provides an overview of research on bisexuality and bi+ people in Europe, counteracting the predominance of work on Bisexuality based in Ango-American contexts. Topics include pansexual identity, non-monogomies, asylum seekers and youth cultures. An essential collection for researchers in LGBTQI Studies and Sexuality Studies.

Author Biography

Emiel Maliepaard is a researcher at Atria: Institute on Gender Equality. His work on the lived experiences of bisexual people has been published in, among others, 'Social and Cultural Geography', 'Sexualities', 'Journal of Bisexuality, and 'Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie.' Emiel has a special interest in social ontologies and theories such as practice theories. He, organised (with Dr. Caroline Walters) the 'First European Bisexuality Research Conference' (2016), edited a special issue of the 'Journal of Bisexuality' on (inter)national research frontiers in Europe, and wrote guidelines for bi inclusivity in Dutch (LGBT) organizations, health care services, and (government) policies. Finally, he is also involved in projects on sexual and (ex)partner violence.

Renate Baumgartner is a sociologist and pharmacist. She currently works in sociology of sexualities and sociology of science and technology. Her work on bisexuality has been published in 'Psychology of Sexualities Review.' She was a lead author of the research corner in Robyn Ochs' magazine 'Bisexual Women Quarterly.' Renate has published in various fields including pharmacology and medicine. She currently works as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Tübingen (Germany), where she pursues a project on discrimination and fairness in artificial intelligence in medicine.