Evaluating the concept of political masculinity/ies: a simple idea or a case of too many ideas?

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Abstract

This article critically interrogates and evaluates the concept of political masculinities as part of enhancing dialogue between political science and critical studies on men and masculinities. It discusses what counts as masculinity, what counts as political and how they connect. The connections are all too clear in mainstream politics, not only in populist, authoritarian, ethno-nationalist and militaristic politics but also in democratic, socialist and various activist politics. The evaluation of the concept of political masculinities is conducted by asking three main questions: how does the concept add to, complement or contradict existing and established external concepts and theories? How is the concept constructed internally, and with what structure, elements and interrelations? And how can the application of the concept be possibly extended into fields beyond those usually recognized and labelled explicitly as specifically political fields, including the politics of the everyday and the politics of multiple global crises?.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)326-344
Number of pages19
JournalEuropean Journal of Politics and Gender
Volume7
Issue number3
Early online date11 Jan 2024
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Sep 2024

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