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| Verónica Gago | |
|---|---|
| Name | Verónica Gago |
| Birth date | 1975 |
| Birth place | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Nationality | Argentine |
| Occupation | Political scientist; Activist; Author |
| Alma mater | Universidad de Buenos Aires; University of Buenos Aires |
| Known for | Feminist activism; Research on feminist movements; Ni Una Menos |
Verónica Gago is an Argentine political scientist, feminist theorist, and activist known for her research on social movements, feminist mobilizations, and urban politics in Latin America. She is a prominent figure in the Latin American left and feminist networks, associated with grassroots organizing, academic scholarship, and public interventions across Argentina, Brazil, Spain, and Mexico. Her work bridges activism and theory, engaging with movements such as Ni Una Menos, debates within Argentinan social movements, and transnational feminist dialogues connected to World Social Forum and Latin American Social Forum spaces.
Gago was born in Buenos Aires and raised during the post-dictatorship period that followed the National Reorganization Process, a context that shaped links to figures like Estela de Carlotto and organizations such as the Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo. She completed undergraduate studies at the University of Buenos Aires and pursued graduate training in political sociology and feminist theory, engaging with scholars connected to FLACSO and research networks including CLACSO and the Latin American Council of Social Sciences. During her formative years she participated in campus debates alongside activists from Movimiento Evita, intellectuals influenced by Raúl Scalabrini Ortiz, and contemporaries tied to suburban social movements.
Gago has held research and teaching positions at institutions including the University of Buenos Aires, National University of General Sarmiento, and international affiliations with universities in Spain, Brazil, and Mexico. She has been part of research centers associated with CONICET and collaborated with academic platforms linked to Centro Cultural de la Cooperación and the Instituto Gino Germani. Gago has lectured at venues such as Harvard University, University of Oxford, and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, and participated in panels alongside scholars from Cornell University, Goldsmiths, University of London, and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
Gago played a central role in feminist organizing tied to the Ni Una Menos movement, coordinating with activists from Mujeres de la Matria Latinoamericana, Pan y Rosas, and networks connected to Movimiento de Trabajadores Excluidos. Her activism intersects with campaigns against femicide, linking strategies with transnational groups associated with Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and Latin American feminist collectives that have convened at the Encuentro Nacional de Mujeres and Foro Social Mundial. She has engaged politically with leftist parties and formations in Argentina such as Partido de los Trabajadores-adjacent groups and has collaborated with municipal coalitions in Buenos Aires and social policy actors including former officials from Ministry of Women, Genders and Diversity (Argentina).
Gago is author and editor of books and articles published in Spanish, English, and Portuguese, contributing to debates in journals associated with Nueva Sociedad, Latin American Perspectives, and publishing presses such as Duke University Press and Tinta Limón. Major titles include analyses of feminist popular movements, urban activism, and gendered labor that dialogue with works by Judith Butler, Silvia Federici, and Nancy Fraser. She has contributed chapters to volumes alongside scholars like Santiago Subileau, Maristella Svampa, and Raúl Zibechi, and her texts have been cited in research produced by UN Women, Inter-American Development Bank, and Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean.
Gago’s theoretical interventions address concepts such as feminist popular power, precarious labor, and intersectional trade unionism, engaging with theoretical lineages from Antonio Gramsci, Karl Marx, and contemporary theorists like Judith Butler and Angela Davis. Her work reframes debates on social reproduction theory in conversation with Silvia Federici and rethinks urban commons in relation to scholarship by Henri Lefebvre and David Harvey. Gago has influenced activist-intellectual circuits that include organizers from La Casa del Encuentro, grassroots researchers linked to Observatorio de Género, and policy advisors consulted by Ministry of Social Development (Argentina) and regional bodies such as Mercosur.
Gago has received awards and fellowships from academic and cultural institutions including grants from CONICET, fellowships associated with FLACSO, and recognition from feminist organizations that have honored leaders connected to Ni Una Menos and the Encuentro Nacional de Mujeres. Her work has been reviewed and discussed in media outlets such as Página/12, Clarín, and international platforms like The Guardian and The New York Times, and she has been invited to advisory panels convened by UN Women and regional human rights institutions.
Category:Argentine political scientists Category:Argentine feminists Category:People from Buenos Aires