The ‘territorialization’ of the Front National’s populist politics in France

Ivaldi, Gilles; Dutozia, Jérôme

doi:10.1057/s41295-018-0145-y

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“…Hénin-Beaumont has received more attention from Marine Le Pen and the party than any other municipality, which may lead to distinctive results. Furthermore, there are stark differences in the electorate of the RN between the north and south of the country, and varied strategic approaches taken by the party in different regions as a result (Ivaldi and Dutozia 2018). Future research should therefore consider the within-national variation of the approach to local government of the RN, and other radical right parties, to assess the extent and manner to which the vitrine of local government changes as the audience variesin terms of its expression of both the 'host' radical right ideology and the 'thin' populist ideology.…”

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Window Dressing? The Mainstreaming Strategy of the Rassemblement National in Power in French Local Government

Paxton

Peace

2020

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Populist radical right (PRR) parties have increasingly occupied positions of power in recent years, inspiring much scholarly interest in the mainstreaming consequences of government responsibility. This article analyses the extent and manner of mainstreaming of the Rassemblement National (RN) while in power at the local level of government in France. A municipal-level focus enables the novel inclusion of the party into the debate about the consequences of government participation for the PRR. We conduct a paired case study analysis of RN-led Hénin-Beaumont, the political base of Marine Le Pen and her ‘de-demonization’ strategy, alongside nearby Lens, which is led by a mainstream party. We analyse the policy and discourse of the administration through a qualitative content analysis of mayoral statements and data from semi-structured interviews with local politicians. The results show a partial mainstreaming due to the strategic exercise of local government power to present a more moderate and capable image, as well as the use of populist discourse to frame mainstream opposition forces and the local press as working against the interests of ‘the people’.

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Window Dressing? The Mainstreaming Strategy of the Rassemblement National in Power in French Local Government

Paxton

Peace

2020

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“…Despite having a nationalist agenda and a very centralised organisational structure, the party adapts its message across the country. In Southern France, where its main competitors are traditional right-wing parties, RN is mainly focused on immigration and threatened cultural identity, while in the North, in regions affected by deindustrialisation and where left-wing parties are stronger, the RN's message mainly stresses the welfare state and national preference (Ivaldi & Dutozia, 2018). Populist agendas should also adapt to multi-scaling competition-local, regional, national and supranational-by combining nationalist and Eurosceptic stances in "left-behind" regions.…”

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Territorial Populism

Mazzoleni

2023

Territory and Democratic Politics

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This chapter shows how territory-oriented thinking helps to enrich the heuristic strength of populism, one of the most controversial yet prevalent concepts in social and political science. It is argued that populism and territory are strongly intertwined concepts. Territory is an implicit dimension in populist rhetoric, especially when nationalist and sovereignist claims are at stake. The notion of border, which stresses the protective dimension of the territory, is also closely related to populism and contributes to enriching the analytical agenda of territorial approaches to politics.

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“…In parts of Europe that are already more religiously diverse, such as large urban and commercial centers, it is likely that general support for RRPs will be lower as these areas tend to have a longer history of and exposure to immigration (Warf and Winsberg, 2008). It is also likely that RRPs know this and generally target specific areas where long-term integration has not occurred (Ivaldi and Dutozia, 2018). While some parts of Europe have grown increasingly urban and globalized, it is also true that this change has not been uniform.…”

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Dieu dans la commune: religion and voting in the 2017 French election

Overos,

Sauer

2023

Politics and Religion

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European political parties, particularly radical right parties (RRPs), increasingly use religious symbols during elections. Despite the prevalence of these symbols, evidence on the association between religion and far-right vote share is mixed. We compare two leading arguments explaining the relationship between religion and RRPs. We hypothesize that the number of religious buildings, identifiable as Islamic or Catholic, will be associated with higher RRP support. We test this as a most likely crucial case using results from the French 2017 presidential election. Controlling for other demographic factors, more Catholic buildings in a commune are associated with a decrease in votes for the Front Nationale (FN). An increase in the number of mosques in non-urban communes is associated with increased support for FN. We argue these findings are evidence that RRPs use religious symbolism to draw on nativist or anti-Islamic support rather than traditional religious support.

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The ‘territorialization’ of the Front National’s populist politics in France

Cited by 8 publications

References 23 publications

Window Dressing? The Mainstreaming Strategy of the Rassemblement National in Power in French Local Government

Window Dressing? The Mainstreaming Strategy of the Rassemblement National in Power in French Local Government

Territorial Populism

Dieu dans la commune: religion and voting in the 2017 French election

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