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Young Masculinities and Right-Wing Populism in Australia

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posted on 2024-06-02, 15:09 authored by Pam NilanPam Nilan, Josh RooseJosh Roose, Mario Peucker, Bryan S Turner
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 that suggests some affinity between disenfranchised (white) working-class young men and radical right ideas. Survey data were collected for a project on masculinity and the far right in Australia. A total of 203 young male informants worked primarily in ‘blue collar’ sectors of the Australian labour force. Some survey responses located 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.

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Journal

Youth

Volume

3

Pagination

285-299

Location

Basel, Switzerland

ISSN

2673-995X

eISSN

2673-995X

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Issue

1

Publisher

MDPI

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