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Antifeminist and "Truly Liberated": Conservative Performances of Gender by Women Politicians in Hungary and Romania
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Abstract This article employs a two-level analysis to compare the discursive performance of gender on social media in Hungary and Romania; the two countries with the lowest percentage of women in politics in the European Union (EU). First, by revealing the tension between conservative views about gender role... view more
This article employs a two-level analysis to compare the discursive performance of gender on social media in Hungary and Romania; the two countries with the lowest percentage of women in politics in the European Union (EU). First, by revealing the tension between conservative views about gender roles, and social and political specificities in the two countries, the research illustrates how various parties on the conservative right ideological continuum - from the center-right to right-wing populism - relate to the feminist project. Secondly, it analyzes how selected women politicians within this continuum negotiate their ideological beliefs about gender roles with their political career interests, by means of social media (Facebook). The analytical constructs of idealized motherhood and feminine toughness are employed to examine a period of intensive political campaigning in 2014 in both Hungary and Romania. The study triangulates the multi-layered discursive circumstances (the historical, contextual, and social media contexts) in Hungary and Romania, and maps out the similarities and differences that are disclosed when comparing the selected women politicians. The article makes a significant theoretical and empirical contribution to scholarship on gender and conservatism in particular and raises questions for the wider study of gender, politics, and social media in general.... view less
Keywords
Hungary; Romania; social media; woman; gender; ; career; gender role; facebook
Classification
Women's Studies, Feminist Studies, Gender Studies
Interactive, electronic Media
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
Eastern Europe; Facebook; conservatism; feminism; gender; ideological continuum; politics; right-wing populism; social media; women
Document language
English
Publication Year
2018
Page/Pages
p. 43-54
Journal
Politics and Governance, 6 (2018) 3
Issue topic
The Feminist Project under Threat in Europe
ISSN
2183-2463
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed