Imbrications of gender and religion in Nordic radical right populism
Norocel, Ov Cristian LU
and Pettersson, Katarina
(2022)
In Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power
29(4).
p.429-446
- Abstract
- We examine here how issues of gender and religion are employed for ideological purposes in the discourses of radical right populist parties in Sweden and Finland. We begin with the complexity of these societies as paragons of social welfare and gender equality, within which Lutheran Christianity discreetly underpins their largely secularised character. Employing a poststructuralist methodological approach, we analyse the key political speeches of the chairpersons of the Sweden Democrats (Sverigedemokraterna) and Finns Party (Perussuomalaiset/ Sannfinländarna). We unveil a complex interplay between gender and religion; gender equality is used strategically to strengthen and legitimise the separation between ‘the people’ and racialised... (More)
- We examine here how issues of gender and religion are employed for ideological purposes in the discourses of radical right populist parties in Sweden and Finland. We begin with the complexity of these societies as paragons of social welfare and gender equality, within which Lutheran Christianity discreetly underpins their largely secularised character. Employing a poststructuralist methodological approach, we analyse the key political speeches of the chairpersons of the Sweden Democrats (Sverigedemokraterna) and Finns Party (Perussuomalaiset/ Sannfinländarna). We unveil a complex interplay between gender and religion; gender equality is used strategically to strengthen and legitimise the separation between ‘the people’ and racialised Others, while references to religion are employed to rank the racialised Other as ‘less than’ the secular and modern ‘people’, and to oppose alleged inquisitorial attempts on the part of progressive left and liberal parties. (Less)
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and Pettersson, Katarina
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- 2022
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- gender, Finland, Sweden, religion, radical right populism
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- Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power
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- 29
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- 4
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- 18 pages
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- Routledge
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- 1547-3384
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- 10.1080/1070289X.2021.1990542
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- The Extreme Right Metapolitical Project in the Digital Age
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- English
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