Who are the members of the French National Front? Evidence from interview research
Who are the members of the French National Front? Evidence from interview research
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法国国民阵线的成员有哪些?
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2014
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Daniel Stockemer
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Daniel Stockemer
The Front national (FN), which embraces populism, cultural monism and anti-immigration sentiments, but eschews violence and operates within the borders of legal frameworks, has averaged more than 10 per cent of the popular vote in French local, regional and national elections over the past 30 years. While previous research has extensively captured the historical development and the structural determinants of its success, as well as that of its European sister parties, there is still a relative dearth of scholarship focusing on the activists of radical right-wing groups. I will add to these few existing studies by analyzing the FN’s members. On the basis of interview research with 44 FN activists, I find that individuals who are involved in this populist right-wing party come from diverse social and economic backgrounds and have different types of political socialization. What unites them is their high degree of motivation, their political values (for example, nationalism, anti-immigration), their personal beliefs (for example, the belief in authority and other traditional values) and the fact that they feel at ease within the FN.