POPULISM AND GENDER
POPULISM AND GENDER

Summary/Abstract: Focusing on two concepts, Populism and Gender, the paper aimed to conclude whether a connection between the two exists. “Populism” refers to a thin-centered ideology arguing society is composed of ‘the people’ and ‘the elite’. “Gender” refers to behavioral and mental traits of men and women, and socially constructed roles, behaviors and activities within a cultural context. Although both concepts repeatedly relate to the same topics, few studies examine both directly. The premise was that since the two concepts share characteristics, a relationship between them may be established. As such, aspects and uses of the concepts were compared, with results indicating a complex relationship between the two, of both similarities and contradictions, can be established. Despite similarities, the contradictions can explain why the concepts are rarely put together.

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