'Political Masculinity is an intelligent and urgently needed book on the global rise of misogyny, anti-feminism and toxic masculinity. Kaiser powerfully shows how male supremacists, right-wing populists and religious fundamentalists are tied together. From Trump to the incel movement, her book offers a thrilling and accessible deep dive into the masculinity struggles we read about in the headlines on a quasi-daily basis.'Julia Ebner, author of Going Dark: The Secret Social Lives of Extremists'We are witnessing a new conjuncture of political masculinity - aggressive, toxic and misogynistic. The book provides knowledgeable insights into global masculinist spaces, as well as processes of mobilizing masculinism. For those interested in gender, politics and de-democratization, a must!'Birgit Sauer, University of Vienna
AcknowledgmentsIntroductionI. Organized MisogynyThe Incel MovementA New Type of Misogynist MasculinityThe "Manosphere": A Reservoir of Aggrieved MenViolence against Women, Online and OfflineAttacks against WomenA New Form of Terrorism EmergesII. The Ideologies of Authoritarians: For the "Natural Order"Aggrieved EntitlementThe Politicization of MasculinityThe Prophets of the MasculinistsWhite ShariaIII. The Politics of MasculinityTranslating Aggrieved Entitlement into Political ActionUnholy AlliancesThe Networks and Strategies of the Anti-Gender MovementFollow the Money: How Transnational Movements Are BuiltRiding Hegemonic Masculinity to PowerBiologism as an Attack on DemocracyPoster Girls and Female ArchitectsConclusion: Masculinity in Uncertain TimesNotes
Susanne Kaiser is a journalist and political consultant who writes for Die Zeit and Der Spiegel.