AN EVALUATION OF THE ENCOUNTER BETWEEN WOMEN’S MOVEMENTS AND POPULIST NATIONALISM IN BRAZIL, POLAND, AND INDIA WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE NATION–FEMINISM RELATIONSHIP

Authors : Muhammed Ramazan Demirci

Pages : 395-418

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Publication Date : 2025-12-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This article examines how feminist movements confront populist-nationalist regimes and the strategies they develop in response to gendered imaginaries of the nation. Drawing on the cases of Poland, India, and Brazil, it analyzes how women’s bodies, rights, and social roles are positioned at the center of populist-nationalist discourses. Employing critical discourse analysis and feminist theory, the study suggests that feminist resistance may be understood not only as reactive but also as reconstructive in nature—capable of reshaping the boundaries of populist-national belonging. Women’s movements develop alternative populist-nationalist imaginaries based on secularism, equality, and pluralism, challenging exclusionary and heteronormative definitions of citizenship. In this regard, the article makes a theoretical contribution to the literature on gender and nationalism, particularly populist nationalism, by revealing the potential of feminist resistance to redefine populist-national identity under populist regimes.
Keywords : Feminizm, Milliyetçilik, Popülizm, Toplumsal Cinsiyet, Yurttaşlık

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