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Young Masculinities and Right-Wing Populism in Australia
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: Received: 26 October 2022 / Approved: 28 October 2022 / Online: 28 October 2022 (10:22:59 CEST)
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Nilan, P.; Roose, J.; Peucker, M.; Turner, B.S. Young Masculinities and Right-Wing Populism in Australia. Youth 2023, 3, 285-299. Nilan, P.; Roose, J.; Peucker, M.; Turner, B.S. Young Masculinities and Right-Wing Populism in Australia. Youth 2023, 3, 285-299.
Abstract
This paper offers insights into the nexus of youth, masculinity and right-wing populism in Australia. Here we make reference to a wide body of international literature on the topic. There is some affinity between disenfranchised (white) working-class young men and the radical right. Survey data were collected for a project on masculinity and the far right in Australia. 203 young men worked primarily in “blue collar” sectors of the Australian labour force. Some survey responses locate them partly or potentially within the field of the populist right-wing, with many expressing anti-government sentiments and the discourse of white male victimhood. The majority were nostalgic for stereotypical masculinity. While right-wing populist movements across the world certainly differ, they often share a discourse promoting traditional gender roles.
Keywords
Far right; masculinity; class; entitlement
Subject
Social Sciences, Sociology
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