Femonationalism and Radical Right Parties in Europe

• In Event: Populism and Right-Wing Politics with a Gender Lens

Abstract

There is a dilemma for researchers who analyze radical right parties in terms of these parties' strategies on gender issues. In the existing literature, up to date, there is no systematic research examining the puzzle of when RRPs shift their focus toward femonationalism in the immigration context. In this paper, I will argue that radical right parties use femonationalist strategies when the exposure to foreigners is high. I will analyze the changes in the usage of femonationalism before and after the so-called "2015 refugee crisis" by using synthetic control methods.

Author

• Sami Gul, University of Rochester