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Europe as ideological resource: the case of the Rassemblement National.
- Source :
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Journal of European Public Policy . Sep2020, Vol. 27 Issue 9, p1388-1405. 18p. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Ever since they first entered the European Parliament in 1979, the EU has proven to be a strong legitimising tool for far right parties, providing them with funding, visibility and a higher degree of credibility and respectability. While recent literature has explored some of these dynamics, the role of the far right's ideological positioning on Europe as a source of public legitimacy has been neglected. This paper argues that as a relatively new and contentious political issue, Europe can function as a powerful ideological resource for far right parties by allowing them to convey a more acceptable political message. This argument is illustrated through a case study of two key aspects of the Rassemblement National's ideological approach to the European Union: the party's claim to be pro-European but anti-EU and its opposition to EU integration on grounds of sovereignty. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *IDEOLOGICAL conflict
*FOOD sovereignty
*ORGANIZATIONAL legitimacy
*COMMON decency
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13501763
- Volume :
- 27
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of European Public Policy
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 145199618
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13501763.2020.1754885