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This book is a systematic consideration of the link between the extreme right and the discourse about developments in regard to gender issues within different national states. The contributors analyze right-wing extremist tendencies in Europe under the specific perspective on gender. The volume brings together the few existing findings concerning the quantitative dimension of activities carried out by men and women in different countries, and illuminates and juxtaposes gender ratios along with the role of women in right-wing extremism. Along with the gender-specific access to right-wing groups, the chapters look at networks, organizational forms, specific strategies of female right-wing extremists, their ideologies (especially regarding femininity and masculinity), hetero normativity, discourses on sexuality, and preventive and counter-strategies. The book will be of use to students and scholars interested in gender and politics, European politics, and political extremism.

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Contributor Bios

Preface and Acknowledgements: Koettig, Michaela, Bitzan, Renate, Peto, Andrea

Introduction: Koettig, Michaela, Blum, Alice

Chapter 1: Country reports

Doing Racism, Performing Femininity: Women in the Sweden Democrats; Mulinari, Diana/Anders Neergaard

Contesting Gender Equality Politics in Finland: The Finns Party Effect; Luhtakallio, Eeva/Ylä-Anttila, Tuukka

The Increasing Visibility of Right-Wing Extremist Women in Contemporary Europe: Is Great Britain an Exception?; Dauber-Griffin, Andrea

Research on Gender and the Far Right in Germany since 1990 - Developments, Findings, and Future Prospects ; Bitzan, Renate

Between German Nationalism and Anti-Muslim Racism - Representations of Gender in the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ); Klammer, Carina/Goetz, Judith

Towards an alternative emancipation? The new way(s) of women´s mobilisation in the Hungarian radical right subculture; Félix, Anikó

Women and gender ideologies in the far right in Spain; Ramos, Miquel/Büttner, Frauke

A ´new´ National Front? Gender, religion, secularism and the French populist radical right; Scrinzi, Francesca

Nationalism and women in Greece during 1936-1941 and today: indicative historical and sociological notes; Alvanou, Maria

Chapet 2: Comparative perspectives in Europe and the US

Women on the Fast Track? Gender Issues in the National Democratic Party of Germany and the French National Front (1980s-2012); Dubslaff, Valérie

The emergence of powerful anti-gender movements in Europe and the crisis of liberal democracy; Kováts, Eszter

Similarities/Differences in Gender and Far-Right Politics in Europe and the United States; Blee, Kathleen

Chapter 3: Media discourse on gender

Media Representations of Elderly Right-Wing Women and Aestheticization of Age in Poland; Novikova, Kateryna

Gender stereotypes constructed by the media - the case of the National Socialist Underground (NSU) in Germany; Koettig, Michaela

A World Without Gender? The Struggle of Austria´s Far Right over What It Means to Be Human - An Analysis of Barbara Rosenkranz´ book ´MenschInnen´ ; En, Boka/En, Michael
Pitied Women, Aggressive Men. Images of Muslims in Swedish Christian and Secular News Discourse; Steiner, Kristian

Chapter 4: Discourses on the issues Antifeminism and Masculinity

At the Mercy of Femocracy? Networks and ideological links between far-right movements and the antifeminist men´s rights movement; Träbert, Alva

Songs that sound ´right´; Stojanovska Rupcic, Marko

The Far Right´s Ideological Constructions of ´Deviant´ Male Sexualities; Virchow, Fabian

Men in the battle for the brains: Constructions of masculinity within the ´Identitary Generation´; Blum, Alice

Chapter 5: Counter strategies

Disengagement and Deradicalization Work with Girls and Young Women - Experiences from Germany; Glaser, Michaela

Gender might be the key. Gender-reflective approaches and guidelines in prevention of and intervention in right-wing extremism in Europe; Baer, Silke/Kossack, Oliver/Posselius, Anika

Postscript: Alice Blum/Koettig, Michaela

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