Mostov Julie
New York University, New York City, NY, United States.
Front Sociol. 2021 Jan 11;5:625385. doi: 10.3389/fsoc.2020.625385. eCollection 2020.
This article argues that populism is always gendered and dangerous to women and democracy. The distinctive reliance on the polarization of "us" and "them" in populism draws on nationalist notions of exclusive belonging, the need for closure to protect the "us" from would be infiltrators, and observance of proscribed gendered roles to ensure the continued rule of the majority (race/ethno-nation). The reproduction of the "us" is too crucial to leave unregulated, and gendered bodies are too vulnerable to violation and occupation to go without vigilance, that is, without surveillance and demographic policing. Gendered narratives support the anti-immigration features of populism and its curbs on democratic institutions, both in the service of national recovery and in its identification of potentially disloyal, suspect voices within the demos.
本文认为，民粹主义总是带有性别色彩，对女性和民主构成威胁。民粹主义对“我们”与“他们”两极分化的独特依赖，借鉴了排他性归属的民族主义观念、为保护“我们”免受潜在渗透者侵扰而进行封闭的必要性，以及遵守规定的性别角色以确保多数群体（种族/民族国家）的持续统治。“我们”的繁衍至关重要，不能不加规范，而有性别特征的身体极易受到侵犯和占领，因此必须保持警惕，即进行监视和人口管理。带有性别色彩的叙事既支持民粹主义的反移民特征及其对民主机构的限制，这两者一方面是为了国家复兴，另一方面是为了在民众中识别出可能不忠、可疑的声音。
