Gender and Populism: British, French and US Perspectives

There is a widespread image of right-wing populism being driven by supporters who are disproportinately older, white men. This seminar will examine in detail the gendered aspects of populism, focusing in particular on the cases of Britain, France and the US.

To what extent are women voting, standing and campaigning for left and right wing populist parties? What is driving support for populist parties (or lack of it) among women? What are the gendered aspects of populism? These and other key questions will be examined in a series of short talks from a panel of leading academic experts on gender and populism, followed by a Q&A.

This is the inaugural seminar in a series of events on gender and politics, held jointly by the University of Paris and KCL. Professor Clarisse Berthezene, Paris Diderot University and Professor Jeremy Jennings, KCL will provide a short introduction about the collaboration.

Chair:

Professor Jeremy Jennings, KCL

Speakers:

Dr Rosalind Shorrocks, University of Manchester

Professor Azadeh Kian, University of Paris & Head of the Centre for Gender and Feminist Studies

Professor Rosie Campbell, King's College London

Professor Romain Huret, Ecole des hautes études en sciences sociales