Ioanna Gkoutna

Email: ioanna.gkoutna[at]eui.eu
Bluesky: @IoannaGkoutna
Welcome! I am a Max Weber fellow in Political and Social Sciences at the European University Institute.
My research is situated at the intersection of political behaviour and political sociology. I study household-level sources of gender inequalities in political engagement, across a variety of empirical contexts. To study this topic, I employ a combination of original experimental and observational survey, archival, and micro-level qualitative data.
In June 2026, I defended my PhD in Political Science at University College London (UCL), where I was an Economic and Social Research Council scholar (Advanced Quantitative Methods stream) and a Next Economy Trust fellow. Before joining UCL, I completed an MPhil in Politics at the University of Oxford and a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics at the University of Warwick.
Working papers
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Household Work and the Gendered Distribution of Power (with Sigrid Weber).
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The Mental Load and Gendered Dimensions of Political and Civic Engagement: Descriptive Evidence from Zambia (with Sigrid Weber). (Revised & resubmitted)
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Gendered Political Priorities, Spousal Dynamics, and Varieties of Patriarchy (with Adam Harris).
Teaching
Senior Postgraduate Teaching Assistant (UCL)
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2025-2026: Quantitative Data Analysis (POLS0083)
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2024-2025: Quantitative Data Analysis (POLS0083)
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2023-2024: Principles of Social Science Research (POLS0007)
Guest Lecturer (UCL)
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Development in the Global Economy (POLS0109)
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Identity Politics: Prejudice, Inclusion and Equal Rights (POLS0058)