Table of Contents

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 Rupčić, 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

Promotional Information

"A book for scholars and activists, for everyone who is critically interested in the linkage of nationalist and racist movements on the one hand and gender issues on the other hand. The impressive collection of analysis from all over Europe shows interesting variations of such intersection. In times of re-arising nationalisms and the simultaneousness of advanced standards of women's emancipation and anti-feminist backlash, the book tremendously helps to be aware of common and differing gender politics within Europe's far right." (Prof. Ursula Birsl, Philips-University, Germany) "For far too long, the relationship between gender and today's extreme right has been neglected. Replete with examples drawn from across Europe, this is an impressive work. Important, timely and deeply thought-provoking, this book is long overdue." (Professor Nigel Copsey, Teesside University, UK) "This timely volume sheds light on a largely overlooked, yet critical, aspect of the extreme right in Europe today: gender. The essays cover all areas and many countries in Europe. These well-researched chapters make it abundantly clear the extreme right skillfully employs gendered discourses and appeals as part of their political arsenal. This book is essential reading for those who wish to understand and/or oppose these extreme right-wing movements in contemporary Europe." (Professor Margaret Power, Illinois Tech, USA)

About the Author

Michaela Köttig is Professor of Communication and Conflict Resolution at the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, Germany. Her research interests currently focus on biographies and family histories.

Renate Bitzan is Professor of Social Sciences at the Technische Hochschule Nürnberg, Germany. She researches and teaches gender and diversity.

Andrea Pető is Professor at the Department of Gender Studies at Central European University in Budapest, Hungary, and is a Hungarian Academy of Sciences Doctor of Science.