Aux sources ideologiques du front national: le mariage du traditionalisme et du populisme

In: Politique et sociétés, Band 24, Heft 1, S. 23-47

Abstract

Jean-Marie Le Pen's Front National has been dismissed by some as not being a serious political movement because it brings together a diverse & not wholly consistent set of groups. Because it is such a hodgepodge of groups and individuals, it can be difficult to see it as an integrated and intellectually serious political force. However, one might also analyze the Front National from a different perspective & so come to understand that one of its strengths is its ability to accommodate different beliefs and trends. This is in fact a core element of its populist traditions, for the Front National can only be understand as a combination of traditionalism & populism - and political populism tends to produce eclectic results. 1 Appendix. D. Knaff