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Record Nr.

UNINA9910255298503321

Autore

Stockemer Daniel

Titolo

The Front National in France : Continuity and Change Under Jean-Marie Le Pen and Marine Le Pen / / by Daniel Stockemer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017

ISBN

3-319-49640-9

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (VII, 113 p. 3 illus. in color.)

Disciplina

320.50944

Soggetti

France—Politics and government

European Union

Elections

Europe—Politics and government

Political leadership

French Politics

European Union Politics

Electoral Politics

European Politics

Political Leadership

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- The History of the Front National -- The Ideology of the FN Between Jean-Marie Le Pen and Marine Le Pen -- Leadership and Elites Under Jean-Marie Le Pen and Marine Le Pen -- FN Membership Under Jean-Marie Le Pen and Marine Le Pen -- FN Voters Under Jean-Marie Le Pen and Marine Le Pen -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

In light of the transformation of the Front National (FN) to a major player in French politics, this book examines how the unprecedented boost in positive opinions towards the FN as well as its increasing membership and electoral success have been possible. Using a supply and demand framework and a mixed methods approach, the author investigates the development of the FN and compares the “new” FN under Marine Le Pen with the “old” FN under Jean-Marie Le Pen across 4 dimensions: (1) the party’s ideology, (2) the leadership styles of the two



leaders including the composition of the party elites and the leaders’/ parties’ relationship with the media, (3) the party members and (4) the party voters. It appeals to scholars interested in the study of radical right-wing movements and parties as well as to anybody interested in French politics. .