2020
DOI: 10.1177/0192512120948917
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Right-wing populism and feminist politics: The case of Law and Justice in Poland

Abstract: This article disentangles the complexity of right-wing populism and feminist politics using an original framework based on inputs (representative claims) and outputs (policies) to examine a Polish case. In 2015, the right-wing populist Law and Justice party (PiS) formed a single-party majority government led by a female prime minister after winning the elections. PiS is ideologically conservative, promotes traditional and national values and is supported by the Catholic Church. Additionally, it is hostile towa… Show more

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“…In debates on childcare and sketchy coverage of the gender pay gap, there were no references to an outgroup or illiberal ideas. For Law and Justice, the outgroup consisted of refugees in 2015, and an LGBTQ+ community in 2019 (see Gwiazda 2020). Thus, the impact of populist ideology would be expected to surface in illiberal policy responses such as anti-immigrant and anti-gender measures.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…In debates on childcare and sketchy coverage of the gender pay gap, there were no references to an outgroup or illiberal ideas. For Law and Justice, the outgroup consisted of refugees in 2015, and an LGBTQ+ community in 2019 (see Gwiazda 2020). Thus, the impact of populist ideology would be expected to surface in illiberal policy responses such as anti-immigrant and anti-gender measures.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Social conservatism is characterised by the high value it places on ideas such as tradition, customs, family, the nation and religion. It denotes the preservation of traditional values and morality, and the perpetuation of traditional gender roles, and favours a social market economy in the economic sphere (Vincent 2010;Gwiazda 2020). Although there are many definitions of populism (e.g.…”
Section: Conceptual Analysismentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…References to threatening 'gender ideology' were widespread. Since 2015, PiS has restricted women's rights and supported 'LGBT-free' zones (Gwiazda 2020). The 2019 electoral campaign brought into sharp relief PiS's populist and illiberal claims on public media.…”
Section: Concluding Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%