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Patriarchal normativity—specifically breadwinner and sexual-normative attitudes—almost entirely explains men's disproportionate support for populist radical right parties in Europe, serving as a vehicle for threatened political masculinities. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.CHALLENGES_CONSENSUS.

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To explain why men disproportionately vote for populist radical right parties in Europe by examining three domains of patriarchal normativity across public, productive, and private spheres.

August 22, 2026International Journal of Sociology

Defending patriarchal arrangements: explaining men’s disproportionate support for populist radical right in Europe

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Cross-national survey analysis reveals patriarchal attitudes drive the gender gap in radical right voting across Europe, indicating that threatened political masculinity fuels populist appeal.

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To explain why men disproportionately vote for populist radical right parties in Europe by examining three domains of patriarchal normativity across public, productive, and private spheres.
Analyzed cross-national survey data encompassing voters from 20 European democracies.
Evaluated three dimensions of patriarchal attitudes: public-sphere male authority, productive-sphere breadwinner models, and private-sphere heteronormative family values.
Conducted moderation and interaction analyses to test how gender and status-vulnerable class positions interact with patriarchal beliefs to predict voting behavior.
Attitudes favoring traditional breadwinner arrangements and heteronormative sexual values significantly predicted radical right voting, jointly absorbing nearly all of the direct gender gap.
Preference for male political leadership increased populist radical right support significantly more among men than women, particularly among men in status-vulnerable class positions.
Support for private-sphere heteronormativity and productive-sphere breadwinner arrangements predicted radical right voting similarly across both male and female voters.

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Francesco Marolla (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a895f87ca7ade938187e35e https://doi.org/10.1080/00207659.2026.2718743

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August 22, 2026International Journal of Sociology

Defending patriarchal arrangements: explaining men’s disproportionate support for populist radical right in Europe

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FMFrancesco Marolla

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Overview

Cross-national survey analysis reveals patriarchal attitudes drive the gender gap in radical right voting across Europe, indicating that threatened political masculinity fuels populist appeal.

Key Points

To explain why men disproportionately vote for populist radical right parties in Europe by examining three domains of patriarchal normativity across public, productive, and private spheres.
Analyzed cross-national survey data encompassing voters from 20 European democracies.
Evaluated three dimensions of patriarchal attitudes: public-sphere male authority, productive-sphere breadwinner models, and private-sphere heteronormative family values.
Conducted moderation and interaction analyses to test how gender and status-vulnerable class positions interact with patriarchal beliefs to predict voting behavior.
Attitudes favoring traditional breadwinner arrangements and heteronormative sexual values significantly predicted radical right voting, jointly absorbing nearly all of the direct gender gap.
Preference for male political leadership increased populist radical right support significantly more among men than women, particularly among men in status-vulnerable class positions.
Support for private-sphere heteronormativity and productive-sphere breadwinner arrangements predicted radical right voting similarly across both male and female voters.

Cite This Study

Francesco Marolla (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a895f87ca7ade938187e35e https://doi.org/10.1080/00207659.2026.2718743

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