Grassroots Women in the Populist Radical Right

Abstract This book investigates women’s involvement as members of populist radical right (PRR) parties. The latter have long been characterised as ‘men’s parties’ due to the over-representation of men within their ranks. Yet, not only are PRR parties attracting more women voters than ever, but they are also electing more women MPs than ever. To explain these trends, Grassroots Women in the Populist Radical Right shifts attention to an overlooked step of the political recruitment ladder, the party grassroots. The book looks both at the ‘supply-side’ of membership, assessing whether women and men differ in their motivations for joining, motivations for staying, and activism; and the ‘demand-side’, exploring if…