The Populist Challenge

Political Protest and Ethno-Nationalist Mobilization in France
1. Auflage 2003
ISBN: 978-1-57181-643-6
Verlag: Berghahn Books

Buch, Englisch, Band 1, 268 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 543 g

Reihe: Berghahn Monographs in French Studies

During the last decade and a half a new political party family, the extreme Right-wing populist (ERP) parties, has established itself in a variety of West European democracies. These parties represent a monist politics based on ethnic nationalism and xenophobia as well as an opposition against the 'political establishment'. Being the prototypic ERP party, the French Front National (FN) has been a model for ERP parties emerging elsewhere in Western Europe.

This study presents a theoretically based explanation that combines the macro and the micro-level, as well as the political supply and the demand-side. More specifically, this study shows that it is necessary to consider both opportunity structures, created by demand and supply-side factors, as well as the ability of the FN to take advantage of the available opportunities. Of particular interest is the author's analysis of the sociology and attitudes of the FN-voters.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rydgren, Jens

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Ideologien Nationalismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

List of Abbreviations

Introduction: The Rise of Extreme Right-Wing Populism

Chapter 1. Politics and Political Behavior: A Theoretical Framework

Chapter 2. Front National Voters: Social Base and Attitudes

Chapter 3. The Front National: Authoritarian and Socio-cultural Right?

Chapter 4. Nationalism and National Identity

Chapter 5. Xenophobia and Anti-immigration Rhetoric

Chapter 6. Populism and the Power of the Anti-establishment Strategy

Conclusion

References

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Rydgren, Jens
Jens Rydgren is Researcher and Lecturer in the Department of Sociology at Stockholm University.

Jens Rydgren is Researcher and Lecturer in the Department of Sociology at Stockholm University.