Commissioned Book Review: Michaela Köttig, Renate Bitzan and Andrea Pető (eds), Gender and Far Right Politics in Europe
| Author | Ermira Danaj |
| DOI | 10.1177/1478929919864782 |
| Published date | 01 May 2020 |
| Date | 01 May 2020 |
| Subject Matter | Commissioned Book Reviews |
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Commissioned Book Review
Political Studies Review
2020, Vol. 18(2) NP11 –NP12
Commissioned Book Review
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Gender and Far Right Politics in Europe by
third section of the book, while masculinity and
Michaela Köttig, Renate Bitzan and Andrea
anti-feminism are the focus of the fourth sec-
Pető (eds). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan,
tion. The contributions of Part V present
2017. 386 pp., €29.11 (p/b), €23.79 (e-book) ISBN
approaches to finding gender-sensitive strate-
9783319435336
gies for countering right-wing extremism. It
also includes recommendations for prevention
This book examines the connection between
for prevention and intervention. Thus, the book
the far right and the discourse on gender in dif-
is ‘more than just a scientific analysis’.
ferent nation states in Europe. The volume
From the analysis some main issues arise.
edited by Michaela Köttig, Renate Bitzan and
First of all, it can be noticed that far-right move-
Andrea Petó is particularly significant in a time
ments in Europe are not homogeneous. That is
of growing presence and influence of right-
shown by the differences highlighted in the dif-
wing extremism followed by a backlash ferent cases presented and analysed in the vol-
towards feminism and gender studies. The
ume. The various cases presented show that in
book comes in a crucial moment of increasing
many European countries the far right is taking
presence of toxic debates and discourses about
on new forms and in many cases is becoming
gender, migration, human rights and solidarity.
stronger. Many right-wing groups are modern-
The analysis embraces a feminist and intersec-
izing not only their image or their political ideas
tional approach intersecting gender, race, eth-
but they are also including different discourses
nicity and religion. It attempts to understand
in relation...
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