Inhalt: The article departs from the contradiction that the importance of care for society was publicly acknowledged during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the pandemic response of the Austrian government did not challenge the structurally devalued status of care. In order to sustain the hegemonic patriarchal-capitalist governance of care and social reproduction in the pandemic government actors had to reframe care. We investigate government discourses that normalised its careless crisis management and interrogate the role political masculinity and affects played therein. Based on our analysis of a set of selected press conferences held in March 2020, we find that a new mode of rational-affective political masculinity was constitutive of the political management of COVID-19 crisis. With help of this hybrid mode of masculinity, political actors reinterpreted care first and foremost as healthcare and caring for the economy, and as caring for the population in terms of biopolitics. At the same time, caring tasks in the 'private' sphere were left to the personal responsibility of individuals and families. In order to generate consent, political actors frequently invoked affects that pertained to risk and danger on the one hand and solidarity and responsibility on the other.

Schlagwörter:Österreich; Austria; Pflege; caregiving; Reproduktion; reproduction; Gesundheitspolitik; health policy; Krisenmanagement; crisis management (econ., pol.); politischer Akteur; political actor; Männlichkeit; masculinity; Biopolitik; biotechnology policy; Hegemonie; hegemony; Gender; gender; rational-affective masculinity; reframing care; care for the economy; solidarity; nationality; Corona; COVID-19; global pandemic; biopolitics

SSOAR Kategorie:politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur, Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung

Verfügbarkeit:https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.46.2021.4.50-71

Dokumenttyp:Zeitschriftenaufsatz

Inhalt: Aktuell wird europaweit das gleichstellungspolitisch Erreichte - sei es die (relative) Öffnung der Ehe für gleichgeschlechtliche Paare, der Anspruch von Frauen auf autonome Lebensentscheidungen, die Möglichkeit der Integration von Geschlecht und Sexualität in wissenschaftliche Paradigmen oder die Inklusion von Frauen in patriarchale Sprachmuster - in Frage gestellt. Der Beitrag zeigt am Beispiel Österreichs, dass sich der Hass auf Gleichberechtigung, der Wunsch nach Reetablierung traditioneller hierarchischer und naturalisierter Geschlechterverhältnisse sowie der Wille zur Diffamierung und Diskriminierung jeder Form von Sexualität jenseits heterosexueller Vorstellungen in breitere rechtspopulistische und rechtsextreme Strategien der Naturalisierung sozialer Ungleichheit einfügen. Damit verfügen sie über das Potenzial, diese zu plausibilisieren und zu popularisieren. Der Text macht deutlich, dass im Kampf gegen Geschlechtergleichstellung und gegen die Anerkennung sexueller Differenz ein Kampf um kulturelle Hegemonie sichtbar wird, der sich gegen die sozialen Errungenschaften, gegen Liberalisierungsprojekte und gegen demokratische Kompromisse der 1970er-Jahre wendet und der insbesondere die Idee der 'Gleichheit' als Basis von Demokratie ablehnt.

Inhalt: Equal opportunity policies have achieved a number of milestones in Europe, including the legalization of same-sex marriage, women's right to determine their own lives, the possibility to include gender and sexuality in academic paradigms or the visibility of women in patriarchal language. However, currently these accomplishments are under attack. Taking Austria as an example the article shows that the rejection of equal opportunities, the wish for the re-establishment of traditional, hierarchical and naturalized gender relations and the will to repudiate and discriminate against any form of sexuality other than heterosexuality are part of broader right-wing populist and right-wing extremist strategies, which aim to naturalize social inequality. We show that gender and sexuality related discourses have the potential to render these overarching strategies more plausible and popular. The fight against gender equality and against the acceptance of sexual diversity is analyzed as part of a fight for cultural hegemony. It is a fight that tries to dismantle social achievements, the liberalization of social relations and the democratic compromises of the 1970s, but which most of all objects to the idea of 'equality' as the basis of democracy.

Schlagwörter:Gender; gender; Geschlechterverhältnis; gender relations; Geschlechterpolitik; gender policy; Gleichstellungspolitik; equal opportunity policy; Gleichberechtigung; equality of rights; Populismus; populism; politische Rechte; political right; Rassismus; racism; Konservatismus; conservatism; Diskurs; discourse; Österreich; Austria

SSOAR Kategorie:Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung, politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur

Verfügbarkeit:https://doi.org/10.3224/feminapolitica.v27i1.05

Dokumenttyp:Zeitschriftenaufsatz

Schlagwörter:Akademisierung; Feminismus; Kritik; Politikwissenschaft; Professionalisierung

CEWS Kategorie:Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung

Dokumenttyp:Zeitschriftenaufsatz

SSOAR Kategorie:Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung

Verfügbarkeit:https://doi.org/10.3224/feminapolitica.v26i1.26

Dokumenttyp:Zeitschriftenaufsatz

Schlagwörter:Geschlechterverhältnis; Gleichstellungspolitik; Governance; Hochschule; Managerialism; New Public Management; Österreich; Personalstruktur; wissenschaftlicher Nachwuchs

CEWS Kategorie:Europa und Internationales, Wissenschaft als Beruf, Geschlechterverhältnis, Gleichstellungspolitik

Dokumenttyp:Zeitschriftenaufsatz

Inhalt: Gender Equality has not yet been achieved in many western countries. Switzerland in particular has failed as a forerunner in integrating women in politics and economy. Taking Switzerland as a case study, the authors critically reflect the state of gender equality in different policy areas such as education, family and labour. The collection of articles reveals how gender policies and cultural contexts interact with social practices of gender (in)equality. They also outline the gender(ed) effects of recent changes and reform strategies for scientists, politicians and practitioners. Despite considerable successes at the legal and societal level, equality between women and men has not yet been achieved in many western countries. This is true also for Switzerland, where gender equality issues increasingly are being highlighted. This book critically reflects the state of gender equality in Switzerland by focusing on key areas of gender policy such as education, labour, and the private sphere, especially in the context of economic and social change. The articles are based on multi-disciplinary perspectives as well as innovative methods in studying gender (in)equality. All chapters refer to the National Research Program 60 on 'Gender Equality' (2010-2014) launched by the Swiss National Science Foundation which aimed at generating knowledge on the complex conditions for gender equality in Switzerland. The chapters of this book highlight the 'evidence' and impact of current gender equality policies and objectives. The authors investigate the gender-relevant implications of important policy areas, some of which are still rarely discussed, such as social investment, tax or working time policies. They discuss interdependencies between gender and other categories of social difference, e.g. social class, and also illustrate the meaning of these intersections with respect to the outcomes and limitations of public policies. Further, the articles are dedicated to the analyses of the complex reasons for persisting gender inequalities in the world of work, care and education by looking especially at the interfaces and the transitions between those social fields. The book provides nuanced insight into how gender policies and cultural contexts interact with social practices of gender (in)equality and reflects the media and public reception of scientific studies on gender inequality. It is directed to social and political scientists and yields important information on effective strategies and their relevance to gender equality for politicians and practitioners today.

Schlagwörter:Gleichstellung; affirmative action; Geschlechterpolitik; gender policy; Chancengleichheit; equal opportunity; Gleichberechtigung; equality of rights; soziale Ungleichheit; social inequality; Gleichstellungspolitik; equal opportunity policy; Schweiz; Switzerland

SSOAR Kategorie:Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung

Verfügbarkeit:https://doi.org/10.3224/84740727

Dokumenttyp:Sammelwerk

Schlagwörter:Öffentlichkeit; Politik; affectivity; Privatsphäre; Affektivität; the public; Emotionalität; privacy; politics; öffentlicher Raum; public space; gender-specific factors; emotionality; emotion; Gefühl

SSOAR Kategorie:Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung, politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur

Verfügbarkeit:https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-432944

Dokumenttyp:Zeitschriftenaufsatz

Schlagwörter:Deutschland; Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung; Österreich; Politikwissenschaft; Professorin; Schweiz

CEWS Kategorie:Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung

Dokumenttyp:Zeitschriftenaufsatz

Schlagwörter:Arbeit; Geschlechterverhältnis; Demokratie; Politikwissenschaft; Politisierung; Feminismus

CEWS Kategorie:Arbeitswelt und Arbeitsmarkt, Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung

Dokumenttyp:Sammelwerksbeitrag

Schlagwörter:Geschlechterverhältnis; Führungsposition; Herrschaft

CEWS Kategorie:Arbeitswelt und Arbeitsmarkt, Geschlechterverhältnis, Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung

Dokumenttyp:Sammelwerksbeitrag