L'Europe comme enjeu clivant

Belot, Céline; Cautrès, Bruno; Strudel, Sylvie

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“…Second, the EU crises increased voter pessimism with the EU (Moffitt, 2015; Rohrschneider and Whitefield, 2016). Europe’s crises galvanized electoral support for the FN in France, and Euroscepticism is a significant factor in voting for the FN (Belot et al, 2013; Evans and Ivaldi, 2018; Mayer, 2013). Le Pen received 17.9% of the vote in the 2012 presidential election.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Since the mid-1990s, Euroscepticism has been used as a strategic device to antagonize the ‘permissive’ pro-EU elite consensus, thus helping the FN set itself apart from the other actors in the party system (Goodliffe, 2015). This has allowed the FN to make significant electoral gains, operating on the persistent fracture between pro- and anti-EU voters in France (Belot et al, 2013; Evans and Ivaldi, 2018).…”

Section: The Fn and Euroscepticism In Francementioning

confidence: 99%

“…In France, the dominant parties on the Left and Right were deeply fractured over European integration during the 1990s, which resulted in organizational splits and the formation of new Eurosceptic fringe parties. Mainstream factionalism over European integration persisted during the 2000s and it has remained latent ever since (Belot et al, 2013). Moreover, as recent literature on ‘contagious Euroscepticism’ suggests, the electoral success of radical parties may incentivize mainstream parties to co-opt the populist Eurosceptic agenda (Meijers, 2017; Meijers and Rauh, 2016).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Contesting the EU in times of crisis: The Front National and politics of Euroscepticism in France

Ivaldi

2018

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This article examines the performance and party system diffusion of Euroscepticism of the French Front National (FN) during recent European crises. The article argues that Europe’s successive crises since 2008 have been essentially ‘absorbed’ by the FN into its existing Eurosceptic framework which is guided by its radical right-wing ideology. While allowing the FN to successfully mobilize issues and grievances about the European Union (EU), Euroscepticism is, however, significantly impeding its strategy of governmental credibility. The article identifies the main political outcomes of these crises and finds differences in impact between the different EU crises on party competition over Europe. These findings provide insight into the relationship between the radical Right, Euroscepticism, and party competition. They also inform our current knowledge of Euroscepticism in French politics, and changes that EU crises have triggered, according to party system location and whether FN influence can be postulated.

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Ivaldi

2018

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Section: The Cohesion-building Function Of Radicalism At Intra-party mentioning

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Mobilizing Europe in national competition: The case of the French Front National

Reungoat

2015

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This study of the uses of Europe by the leaders of the Front National shows how the opening of a new European political space can have indirect effects, supporting political parties at the domestic level and strengthening specific actors within political organizations. The theme of Europe, together with European elections and the European Parliament, are transformed by FN leaders into material as well as symbolic resources which they mobilize in the national political space at both inter and intra-party level. These uses of Europe reinforce the capacities and resources of the party as well as its legitimacy and visibility. It helps FN actors to widen their electoral support and allows party presidents to strengthen their position. The article reveals the specificity of the FN relationship to the European arena and underlines the strong continuity of the practices developed by the new leadership. Finally the study provides a detailed account of the process of FN Europeanization and advances understanding of the impact of European integration on domestic political competition.

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“…While it remains a secondary concern, the opposition to European integration seems to have become more central in the FN's doctrinal landscape, and by extension in the party's identity construction over the past decade. The singularity of FN voters and sympathizers and their cohesion around a highly hostile attitude toward European integration has been confirmed from the early 2000s on (Belot et al, 2013;Gómez-Reino and Llamazares, 2013;Ysmal, 2000). Like other parties in Europe and France (such as the 'Front de gauche' or The Greens who became 'Europe Ecology-The Greens' in 2010) this use of Europe as a source of internal cohesion, illustrates how European integration can contribute to restructuring collective political identity in different ways.…”

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Mobilizing Europe in national competition: The case of the French Front National

Reungoat

2015

International Political Science Review

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This study of the uses of Europe by the leaders of the Front National shows how the opening of a new European political space can have indirect effects, supporting political parties at the domestic level and strengthening specific actors within political organizations. The theme of Europe, together with European elections and the European Parliament, are transformed by Front National leaders into material as well as symbolic resources which they mobilize in the national political space at both inter and intra-party level. These uses of Europe reinforce the capacities and resources of the party as well as its legitimacy and visibility. It helps Front National actors to widen their electoral support and allows party presidents to strengthen their position. The article reveals the specificity of the Front National relationship to the European arena and underlines the strong continuity of the practices developed by the new leadership. Finally the study provides a detailed account of the process of Front National Europeanization and advances understanding of the impact of European integration on domestic political competition.

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L'Europe comme enjeu clivant

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Contesting the EU in times of crisis: The Front National and politics of Euroscepticism in France

Contesting the EU in times of crisis: The Front National and politics of Euroscepticism in France

Mobilizing Europe in national competition: The case of the French Front National

Mobilizing Europe in national competition: The case of the French Front National

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