Multiple socializations and political engagement: evangelical women in far- right activism.
political activism, far-right, evangelicals, women
This doctoral project analyzes the trajectories, dispositions, and meanings of the political engagement of Pentecostal and Neo-Pentecostal evangelical women in far-right activism, taking as its empirical field the city of Goiânia (GO), based on links with the Republican Party. Inserted in the context of the rise of neoconservatism in contemporary Brazil, the research engages with the sociology of religion, political sociology, and gender studies, seeking to understand the protagonism of evangelical women in the recent reconfiguration of the political field, especially after the election of Jair Bolsonaro in 2018. The study starts from the observation that women make up the majority of the evangelical public and have played a central role as voters and activists of the religious far-right although their experiences remain little explored by the literature. Using a qualitative approach focused on individual trajectories, the concept of multiple socializations and dispositional heritages is used to analyze how different matrices of socialization produce dispositions favorable to adherence and militancy in the far-right.