This chapter adopts a 'demand-side' perspective and focuses on the role of right-wing populism in... more This chapter adopts a 'demand-side' perspective and focuses on the role of right-wing populism in public attitudes toward the trade-off between public health and the economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing from an original survey of nationally representative samples taken in June 2021 in the United States, Germany, France, Italy, and Switzerland, the analysis confirms that the health/economy trade-off is driven in large part by party preferences. Irrespective of citizens' views regarding government decision-making, of their perceived impact of welfare chauvinism, or their sociodemographic profile, we find that right-wing populist parties and their leaders attracted the most skeptical segment of the general public during the second phase of COVID-19 pandemic, at the time of vaccination campaigns and COVID-19 certificates.
Sovereignism is at the crux of the current wave of radical right-wing populism (RRP). Populist pa... more Sovereignism is at the crux of the current wave of radical right-wing populism (RRP). Populist parties advocate 'taking back control' and generally do so in the name of the 'people', pledging to restore their economic well-being. This paper argues that populism and sovereignism are inherently connected in RRP politics through a set of values that emphasise popular and national sovereignty. To test the empirical validity of our proposition, we focus on two established European RRPPs, namely the Rassemblement National (RN) in France and the Swiss People's Party (SVP) and use data from an original survey in each country. We find that while RN and SVP voters diverge in general economic orientations, they share similar economic populist sovereignist values that significantly shape electoral support for those parties. These findings suggest that economic populist sovereignism may represent an important driver of support for the RRP, alongside other correlates of RRP voting, such as perceived immigration threat.
While economic issues are increasingly salient in political mobilization by European radical righ... more While economic issues are increasingly salient in political mobilization by European radical rightwing 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 characterised 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 broaderunderstanding of populist mobilization.
This article aims to develop a conceptual framework to address the economic dimension of right-wi... more This article aims to develop a conceptual framework to address the economic dimension of right-wing populism. Moving beyond classic left-right economics and the divide between economic and cultural approaches, it argues that the political economy of right-wing populists is intertwined with cultural values in the construction of the 'true' people as an economic community whose well-being is in decline and under threat, and therefore needs to be restored. Looking at populist traditions across Europe and the United States, the paper emphasizes the significance of 'producerist' frames in economic populism. This is illustrated through an empirical analysis of differences and similarities in the economic policies and discourses of three established right-wing populist parties based in Europe (FN, SVP and UKIP), and the Tea Party and Donald Trump in the United States. We find that economic populist frames are common to all of the parties under scrutiny, albeit subject, however, to different interpretations of the producerist antagonism and groups. Our findings confirm that the intersection between economic populism and producerism provides a new-and fruitful-perspective on right-wing populism, while simultaneously demonstrating the relevance of a transatlantic approach to the study of the populist phenomenon.
... 5 Pour un rappel historique plus complet, voir Ivaldi (Gilles), 2000, L'extrême-droite e... more ... 5 Pour un rappel historique plus complet, voir Ivaldi (Gilles), 2000, L'extrême-droite en Europe occidentale, Problèmes Politiques et Sociaux ... slogans évocateurs de cette tendance : "Les Français d'abord" (FN), "Vienne aux Viennois" (FPÖ), "Eigen volk eerst" (Vlaams Blok), etc ...
... Antony. Fidélité, enfin, d'une nouvelle génération de cadres formés à l'école du pa... more ... Antony. Fidélité, enfin, d'une nouvelle génération de cadres formés à l'école du parti, pour beaucoup d'entre eux par le canal interne du Front national de la jeunesse (FNJ) : Carl Lang, Martial Bild ou Jean-Michel Dubois. Autour ...
... 1 With regard to the ideology of the Vlaams Blok and Front national, the first section of thi... more ... 1 With regard to the ideology of the Vlaams Blok and Front national, the first section of this chapter is an updated and amended version of Marc Swyngedouw & Gilles Ivaldi, 2001, The extreme-right Utopia in Belgium and France. ...
This chapter adopts a 'demand-side' perspective and focuses on the role of right-wing populism in... more This chapter adopts a 'demand-side' perspective and focuses on the role of right-wing populism in public attitudes toward the trade-off between public health and the economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing from an original survey of nationally representative samples taken in June 2021 in the United States, Germany, France, Italy, and Switzerland, the analysis confirms that the health/economy trade-off is driven in large part by party preferences. Irrespective of citizens' views regarding government decision-making, of their perceived impact of welfare chauvinism, or their sociodemographic profile, we find that right-wing populist parties and their leaders attracted the most skeptical segment of the general public during the second phase of COVID-19 pandemic, at the time of vaccination campaigns and COVID-19 certificates.
Sovereignism is at the crux of the current wave of radical right-wing populism (RRP). Populist pa... more Sovereignism is at the crux of the current wave of radical right-wing populism (RRP). Populist parties advocate 'taking back control' and generally do so in the name of the 'people', pledging to restore their economic well-being. This paper argues that populism and sovereignism are inherently connected in RRP politics through a set of values that emphasise popular and national sovereignty. To test the empirical validity of our proposition, we focus on two established European RRPPs, namely the Rassemblement National (RN) in France and the Swiss People's Party (SVP) and use data from an original survey in each country. We find that while RN and SVP voters diverge in general economic orientations, they share similar economic populist sovereignist values that significantly shape electoral support for those parties. These findings suggest that economic populist sovereignism may represent an important driver of support for the RRP, alongside other correlates of RRP voting, such as perceived immigration threat.
While economic issues are increasingly salient in political mobilization by European radical righ... more While economic issues are increasingly salient in political mobilization by European radical rightwing 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 characterised 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 broaderunderstanding of populist mobilization.
This article aims to develop a conceptual framework to address the economic dimension of right-wi... more This article aims to develop a conceptual framework to address the economic dimension of right-wing populism. Moving beyond classic left-right economics and the divide between economic and cultural approaches, it argues that the political economy of right-wing populists is intertwined with cultural values in the construction of the 'true' people as an economic community whose well-being is in decline and under threat, and therefore needs to be restored. Looking at populist traditions across Europe and the United States, the paper emphasizes the significance of 'producerist' frames in economic populism. This is illustrated through an empirical analysis of differences and similarities in the economic policies and discourses of three established right-wing populist parties based in Europe (FN, SVP and UKIP), and the Tea Party and Donald Trump in the United States. We find that economic populist frames are common to all of the parties under scrutiny, albeit subject, however, to different interpretations of the producerist antagonism and groups. Our findings confirm that the intersection between economic populism and producerism provides a new-and fruitful-perspective on right-wing populism, while simultaneously demonstrating the relevance of a transatlantic approach to the study of the populist phenomenon.
... 5 Pour un rappel historique plus complet, voir Ivaldi (Gilles), 2000, L'extrême-droite e... more ... 5 Pour un rappel historique plus complet, voir Ivaldi (Gilles), 2000, L'extrême-droite en Europe occidentale, Problèmes Politiques et Sociaux ... slogans évocateurs de cette tendance : "Les Français d'abord" (FN), "Vienne aux Viennois" (FPÖ), "Eigen volk eerst" (Vlaams Blok), etc ...
... Antony. Fidélité, enfin, d'une nouvelle génération de cadres formés à l'école du pa... more ... Antony. Fidélité, enfin, d'une nouvelle génération de cadres formés à l'école du parti, pour beaucoup d'entre eux par le canal interne du Front national de la jeunesse (FNJ) : Carl Lang, Martial Bild ou Jean-Michel Dubois. Autour ...
... 1 With regard to the ideology of the Vlaams Blok and Front national, the first section of thi... more ... 1 With regard to the ideology of the Vlaams Blok and Front national, the first section of this chapter is an updated and amended version of Marc Swyngedouw & Gilles Ivaldi, 2001, The extreme-right Utopia in Belgium and France. ...
Quels sont les effets politiques des conséquences économiques et sociales de la crise sanitaire e... more Quels sont les effets politiques des conséquences économiques et sociales de la crise sanitaire et des inquiétudes qui se cristallisent aujourd'hui au sein des opinions publiques ? Gilles Ivaldi, chargé de recherche CNRS au Cevipof-Sciences Po Paris, et Oscar Mazzoleni, professeur de science politique à l'IEP de l'université de Lausanne, présentent les résultats d'une enquête inédite récente, conduite dans quatre pays européens (Allemagne, France, Italie et Suisse) ainsi qu'aux États-Unis. Au travers de ces données comparatives, ils évaluent l'effet des inquiétudes économiques sur le soutien électoral aux partis national-populistes. Confrontés à la pandémie mondiale de Covid-19, de nombreux citoyens en Europe et aux États-Unis expriment de profondes inquiétudes quant aux répercussions sociales et économiques du coronavirus. Au-delà du contexte sanitaire actuel, les insécurités économiques sont au coeur de la vague national-populiste de droite qui touche de nombreux pays occidentaux depuis maintenant plus d'une quinzaine d'années (voir l'encadré ci-dessous). Ainsi que le suggère notamment Dani Rodrik, le phénomène populiste peut être appréhendé comme le résultat des multiples anxiétés et insécurités économiques créées par les crises financières, les inégalités et la mondialisation[1]. L'important volume de recherches empiriques sur le national-populisme montre par ailleurs que cet effet est le plus souvent « médiatisé » par les attitudes à l'égard de l'immigration ou des élites politiques : les citoyens les plus exposés aux insécurités économiques sont généralement plus inquiets de l'immigration et ils se montrent volontiers plus critiques à l'encontre des partis de
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that the economic supply of radical right populist parties is best characterised 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 broaderunderstanding of populist mobilization.
that the economic supply of radical right populist parties is best characterised 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 broaderunderstanding of populist mobilization.