Гуманитарные и юридические исследования (Feb 2024)
Women in the right-wing radical parties of Germany at the beginning of the XXI century
Abstract
Introduction. The increasing role of women in all spheres of public and political life in the modern Federal Republic of Germany, which is characteristic of the twenty-first century, has also affected the right-wing part of the political spectrum, which is traditionally oriented towards "male values". More and more German women who hold nationalist, anti-Semitic, racist, and anti-migrant views are not only voting for the extreme right as part of a general political trend, but are also active in right-center parties gradually penetrating their leadership structures at various levels. At the same time, they are openly oriented towards the experience of democratic "traditional parties", in which women at the beginning of the 21st century occupy not just an equal position with men, but often a leading position.Materials and Methods. The study is based on the analysis of sources, primarily party founding and pre-election programs and statutory documents, as well as statistical materials and German press. A systematic comprehensive approach, specific-historical and comparative-historical methods were used.Analysis. The article considers the evolution of women's influence on the politics of right-wing radical organizations in Germany, which implies a partial transition from the position of "combat friend" to a certain independence and even the formation of "women's" politics proper, in which much is borrowed from democratic organizations, albeit with reliance on methods and values traditional for the far right.Results. Based on the results of the study, we can conclude that at the beginning of the 21st century, the role of women in right-wing radical organizations in Germany is gradually increasing. There are women on the boards of many center-right organizations. Nevertheless, they still occupy mostly secondary positions, accepting the political dominance of men. Women leaders operating in the right-wing radical spectrum remain the exception to the rule.
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