Abstract
The current rise of right-wing populism in Germany has manifested itself in two major events: the mobilizations following the sexual assaults in Cologne on New Year's Eve 2015 and the ‘Demonstrations for all’ against sexual diversity education from 2014 to 2016. Remarkably, however, they seem to propagate contrary gender policies: while the former focuses on the fight for women's (sexual) self-determination, the latter blames feminism for destroying the family.The article analyzes these events as two of the most important right-wing populist mobilizations to better understand right-wing gender policies as a means to intervene in ongoing negotiations about the meaning of gender and family. We argue, that despite their differences, these mobilizations share certain problem definitions, a need for action and gender positions. They mobilize by articulating a comprehensive worldview. Especially the propagated female subject positions must not be reduced to mere conservativism. Rather, they articulate a specific image of white, reproductive, yet politically mobilized and supposedly emancipated femininity.
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