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Economic populism and sovereigntism: the economic supply of European radical right-wing populist parties.
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European Politics & Society . Apr2020, Vol. 21 Issue 2, p202-218. 17p. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- While economic issues are increasingly salient in political mobilization by European radical right-wing populist parties, we are still in need of a definition of these parties' economic positions. This paper argues that the economic supply of radical right populist parties is best characterized by a mix of economic populism and sovereigntism, which forms the basis of a common mobilization frame. Economic populism refers to defence of the economic prosperity of the 'heartland' against the elite and immigrants. Economic sovereigntism is seen, on the other hand, as a means of restoring the people's well-being and the nation's prosperity. To illustrate this argument, we conduct a qualitative analysis of five established European populist radical right parties. We demonstrate that, despite different socioeconomic stances, all parties under scrutiny share a common economic populist sovereigntist frame which claims to defend the self-identified economic interests and well-being of the people. We discuss the implications of our research for the broader understanding of populist mobilization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *SOVEREIGNTY
*POPULISM
*NEW right (Politics)
*POLITICAL parties
*AUTHORITARIANISM
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 23745118
- Volume :
- 21
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- European Politics & Society
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 142223363
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/23745118.2019.1632583