Reactionary Gender Constructions in Illiberal Political Thinking

Theories of the state, its functions, limits, and legitimacy have been overwhelmingly “liberal” in past few decades, a very broad sense term. Such theories are inherently open to diversity genders, sexual orientations, ways living together because they place equal freedom right prosper according one’s own ideas front centre. Illiberal political thinking is completely different stock. This article focuses on role gender sexuality such approaches. Both pivotal for illiberalism’s defence an order that supposed overcome Western‐style liberal democracy. In contrast liberals’ their like‐minded critics’ quest social justice societies traversed by structures oppression domination, illiberal offers utterly brand autocratic rule keeps conventional hierarchies intact. It only takes note advanced either ridicule them or condemn as threat cohesion. exposes approaches sexuality, considering roots focus former dichotomy public/private illiberals’ aversion equality human rights.