María López Belloso (PhD) is a lecturer and researcher at the Faculty of Social andHuman Sciences at the University of Deusto. She holds a degree in Law from theUniversity of Deusto, an MA in Humanitarian Action (NOHA), and a PhD in HumanRights from the same university. Her thesis on truth, justice and reparation processesfor victims of forced disappearance in Western Sahara received the BrunetAward in 2017.Sara Clavero (PhD) is a Research Fellow and Deputy Director of the AIB ResearchCentre in Inclusive and Equitable Cultures (RINCE) at TU Dublin, Ireland. She hasover 23 years of professional experience as a researcher on gender equality within thedisciplines of Philosophy, Sociology, Politics and Law and a strong commitment tointerdisciplinarity in research.Sofia Strid (PhD) is an Associate Professor of Gender Studies and Senior Lecturer inSociology at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. She works interdisciplinarily andhas held positions in Gender Studies, Policy Studies, Political Science, and Sociologyin Austria, Belgium, Sweden, and the UK. She is the Scientific Coordinator of theEU-funded RESISTIRÉ, UniSAFE, ACCTING and SUPPORTER projects, and the PI ofGenderSAFE and ST4TE.

• Tables — Figures — María Lopéz Belloso, Sofia Strid and Sara Clavero: Better stories and innovations as resistances to inequalities in crisis: Introduction to the book — María López Belloso, Alain Denis and Sofia Strid: Navigating crisis through innovation: A multifaceted journey — Sofia Strid and Alain Denis: Research project methodology during and about crisis for innovations to address inequalities — Anne- Charlott Callerstig, Alain Denis, Aart Kerremans and Charikleia Tzanakou: Open studios as a methodology: Exploring opportunities and challenges in design thinking for collaborative feminist research approaches — Alain Denis, Claudia Aglietti and Elena Ghidoni: Prototyping and testing social innovations to reduce gender+ inequalities: Lessons learnt from the nine pilot projects implemented through RESISTIRÉ — Caitriona Delaney, Lina Sandström, Ainhoa Izaguirre Choperena, Anne- Charlott Callerstig, Usue Beloki Marañon, Marina Cacace and Claudia Aglietti: The ‘why’ and the ‘how’ of using narratives in intersectional research: The experience of RESISTIRÉ — Charikleia Tzanakou, Audrey Harroche, Alexis Hawthorne and Maria Silvestre: Methodological innovations and potential for intersectionality within Rapid Assessment Surveys (RAS) and collaborations — Claudia Aglietti, Marina Cacace and Federico Marta: Doing social research with a network of national researchers: The experience of coordinating collaborative teams in RESISTIRÉ — María López Belloso, Elena Ghidoni and Dolores Morondo Taramundi: Assessing the gender+ perspective in the COVID- 19 recovery and resilience plans — Ayşe Gül Altınay and Sofia Strid: ‘Better stories’ of feminist+ witnessing and co- creativity in dark times: Epilogue — Index

María López Belloso (PhD) is a lecturer and researcher at the Faculty of Social andHuman Sciences at the University of Deusto. She holds a degree in Law from theUniversity of Deusto, an MA in Humanitarian Action (NOHA), and a PhD in HumanRights from the same university. Her thesis on truth, justice and reparation processesfor victims of forced disappearance in Western Sahara received the BrunetAward in 2017.Sara Clavero (PhD) is a Research Fellow and Deputy Director of the AIB ResearchCentre in Inclusive and Equitable Cultures (RINCE) at TU Dublin, Ireland. She hasover 23 years of professional experience as a researcher on gender equality within thedisciplines of Philosophy, Sociology, Politics and Law and a strong commitment tointerdisciplinarity in research.Sofia Strid (PhD) is an Associate Professor of Gender Studies and Senior Lecturer inSociology at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. She works interdisciplinarily andhas held positions in Gender Studies, Policy Studies, Political Science, and Sociologyin Austria, Belgium, Sweden, and the UK. She is the Scientific Coordinator of theEU-funded RESISTIRÉ, UniSAFE, ACCTING and SUPPORTER projects, and the PI ofGenderSAFE and ST4TE.

• Tables — Figures — María Lopéz Belloso, Sofia Strid and Sara Clavero: Better stories and innovations as resistances to inequalities in crisis: Introduction to the book — María López Belloso, Alain Denis and Sofia Strid: Navigating crisis through innovation: A multifaceted journey — Sofia Strid and Alain Denis: Research project methodology during and about crisis for innovations to address inequalities — Anne- Charlott Callerstig, Alain Denis, Aart Kerremans and Charikleia Tzanakou: Open studios as a methodology: Exploring opportunities and challenges in design thinking for collaborative feminist research approaches — Alain Denis, Claudia Aglietti and Elena Ghidoni: Prototyping and testing social innovations to reduce gender+ inequalities: Lessons learnt from the nine pilot projects implemented through RESISTIRÉ — Caitriona Delaney, Lina Sandström, Ainhoa Izaguirre Choperena, Anne- Charlott Callerstig, Usue Beloki Marañon, Marina Cacace and Claudia Aglietti: The ‘why’ and the ‘how’ of using narratives in intersectional research: The experience of RESISTIRÉ — Charikleia Tzanakou, Audrey Harroche, Alexis Hawthorne and Maria Silvestre: Methodological innovations and potential for intersectionality within Rapid Assessment Surveys (RAS) and collaborations — Claudia Aglietti, Marina Cacace and Federico Marta: Doing social research with a network of national researchers: The experience of coordinating collaborative teams in RESISTIRÉ — María López Belloso, Elena Ghidoni and Dolores Morondo Taramundi: Assessing the gender+ perspective in the COVID- 19 recovery and resilience plans — Ayşe Gül Altınay and Sofia Strid: ‘Better stories’ of feminist+ witnessing and co- creativity in dark times: Epilogue — Index

María López Belloso (PhD) is a lecturer and researcher at the Faculty of Social andHuman Sciences at the University of Deusto. She holds a degree in Law from theUniversity of Deusto, an MA in Humanitarian Action (NOHA), and a PhD in HumanRights from the same university. Her thesis on truth, justice and reparation processesfor victims of forced disappearance in Western Sahara received the BrunetAward in 2017.Sara Clavero (PhD) is a Research Fellow and Deputy Director of the AIB ResearchCentre in Inclusive and Equitable Cultures (RINCE) at TU Dublin, Ireland. She hasover 23 years of professional experience as a researcher on gender equality within thedisciplines of Philosophy, Sociology, Politics and Law and a strong commitment tointerdisciplinarity in research.Sofia Strid (PhD) is an Associate Professor of Gender Studies and Senior Lecturer inSociology at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. She works interdisciplinarily andhas held positions in Gender Studies, Policy Studies, Political Science, and Sociologyin Austria, Belgium, Sweden, and the UK. She is the Scientific Coordinator of theEU-funded RESISTIRÉ, UniSAFE, ACCTING and SUPPORTER projects, and the PI ofGenderSAFE and ST4TE.

• Tables — Figures — María Lopéz Belloso, Sofia Strid and Sara Clavero: Better stories and innovations as resistances to inequalities in crisis: Introduction to the book — María López Belloso, Alain Denis and Sofia Strid: Navigating crisis through innovation: A multifaceted journey — Sofia Strid and Alain Denis: Research project methodology during and about crisis for innovations to address inequalities — Anne- Charlott Callerstig, Alain Denis, Aart Kerremans and Charikleia Tzanakou: Open studios as a methodology: Exploring opportunities and challenges in design thinking for collaborative feminist research approaches — Alain Denis, Claudia Aglietti and Elena Ghidoni: Prototyping and testing social innovations to reduce gender+ inequalities: Lessons learnt from the nine pilot projects implemented through RESISTIRÉ — Caitriona Delaney, Lina Sandström, Ainhoa Izaguirre Choperena, Anne- Charlott Callerstig, Usue Beloki Marañon, Marina Cacace and Claudia Aglietti: The ‘why’ and the ‘how’ of using narratives in intersectional research: The experience of RESISTIRÉ — Charikleia Tzanakou, Audrey Harroche, Alexis Hawthorne and Maria Silvestre: Methodological innovations and potential for intersectionality within Rapid Assessment Surveys (RAS) and collaborations — Claudia Aglietti, Marina Cacace and Federico Marta: Doing social research with a network of national researchers: The experience of coordinating collaborative teams in RESISTIRÉ — María López Belloso, Elena Ghidoni and Dolores Morondo Taramundi: Assessing the gender+ perspective in the COVID- 19 recovery and resilience plans — Ayşe Gül Altınay and Sofia Strid: ‘Better stories’ of feminist+ witnessing and co- creativity in dark times: Epilogue — Index