At the Mercy of Femocracy? Networks and Ideological Links Between Far-Right Movements and the Antifeminist Men’s Rights Movement (original) (raw)

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This article discusses the antifeminist men’s rights movement and its ideological connections with the political far right. Through the lens of online forums and networks, it explores antifeminist paradigms in Germany, Switzerland and Austria and draws comparisons with the UK. By drawing out the commonalities and disparities between these countries’ networks, the most prominent threads of antifeminist discourse become tangible and comparable to their counterparts in far-right and new-right movements. Organized antifeminism is shown to be both heterosexist and misogynistic, at times racist, and to frequently employ hate speech as an intervention strategy.

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  1. School of Social and Political Science, Sociology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
    Alva Träbert

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  1. Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, Frankfurt, Germany
    Michaela Köttig
  2. Technische Hochschule Nuremberg, Nuremberg, Germany
    Renate Bitzan
  3. Central European University, Budapest, Hungary
    Andrea Petö

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Träbert, A. (2017). At the Mercy of Femocracy? Networks and Ideological Links Between Far-Right Movements and the Antifeminist Men’s Rights Movement. In: Köttig, M., Bitzan, R., Petö, A. (eds) Gender and Far Right Politics in Europe. Gender and Politics. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43533-6\_18

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