Young Masculinities and Right-Wing Populism in Australia

This paper offers insights into the nexus of youth, masculinity, and right-wing populism in Australia. Here, we make reference to a wide body international literature that suggests some affinity between disenfranchised (white) working-class young men radical right ideas. Survey data were collected for project on masculinity far A total 203 male informants worked primarily ‘blue collar’ sectors Australian labour force. Some survey responses located them partly or potentially within field populist right-wing, with many expressing anti-government sentiments discourse white victimhood. The majority nostalgic stereotypical masculinity. While movements across world certainly differ, they often share promoting traditional gender roles.