Paper short abstract:

The focus of this anthropological doctoral research is on the far-right in London. Specifically the ideas among such groups which assert that the state has become 'feminised' and aims to remove traditional masculinity altogether.

Paper long abstract:

"The people who are to blame most are ourselves, european men. Strong men do not get ethnically replaced, strong men do not allow their culture to degrade, strong men do not allow their people to die. Weak men have created this situation and strong men are needed to fix it." The

Great Replacement - Christchurch manifesto 


This research will investigate how ideas of masculinity inform ideas of cultural preservation, race, gender, hierarchy, nationhood and immigration among far right groups living in London. The speed, scale and scope of changes that have occurred due to market-driven globalisation has resulted in traction for populist movements that reaffirm the nation-state's primacy, reject international entanglements, abhor political correctness and the push for cultural diversity. Such movements have gained significant traction on digital platforms, producing echo chambers which see themselves as defenders of 'Western culture' against the onslaught of Islam, globalism, migration, feminism and homosexuality. The present work aims to bring the reader closer to understanding the thoughts and feelings amongst young men within these groups who long for identity, 'brotherhood' and their perceptions of what it means to truly be 'men'. The research will aim to produce detailed ethnographic accounts on such groups and their views on current events, contrasting the opinions displayed online with thoughts and feelings displayed outside of the readily changing digital realm of online politics.