Tuesday 15 December 2020, 14.00-15.30
DIIS ∙ Danish Institute for International Studies

With the rise of far-right movements globally, issues of gender and right-wing extremism have gained new urgency. Although anti-feminism, misogyny and restored masculinity is at the heart of the far-right project, the gendered aspects of this ‘rise of the right’ too often are overlooked. Yet gender matters in understanding right-wing extremism and terrorism.

This webinar will focus on the narratives, ideologies and practices amongst these movements and understand them in relation to the intersection of class, race, faith, gender, and nationality. It will address both the diversity of masculinities and the ambiguity of women’s position in extremist groups. The speakers draw on their expertise in gender research from the fields of criminology and psychology.

This webinar is a part of the Gender & (in)security event series.

Speakers
Elizabeth Pearson, Lecturer, Cyber Threats Research Centre (CYTREC), School of Law and Criminology, Swansea University
Inger Skjelsbæk, Research Professor, Gender Studies, University of Oslo
Manni Crone, Senior Researcher, DIIS
Robin May Schott, Senior Researcher, DIIS

Programme
- Welcome and introduction, Manni Crone, Senior Researcher, DIIS
- Masculinities and the UK Radical Right, Elizabeth Pearson
- Hopes and misguided expectations: How policy documents frame gender in efforts at preventing terrorism and violent extremism, Inger Skjelsbæk
- Q&A, Robin May Schott