期刊
GOVERNMENT AND OPPOSITION
卷 56, 期 3, 页码 545-562出版社
CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1017/gov.2020.11
关键词
radical right; populism; mainstreaming; Rassemblement National; Front National; France; Henin-Beaumont
资金
- Royal Society of Edinburgh
This article analyzes the extent and manner of mainstreaming of the Rassemblement National (RN) at the local level of government in France, finding that strategic exercise of local government power has led to partial mainstreaming and the use of populist discourse to frame mainstream opposition forces and the local press as working against the interests of 'the people'.
Populist radical right (PRR) parties have increasingly occupied positions of power in recent years, inspiring much scholarly interest in the mainstreaming consequences of government responsibility. This article analyses the extent and manner of mainstreaming of the Rassemblement National (RN) while in power at the local level of government in France. A municipal-level focus enables the novel inclusion of the party into the debate about the consequences of government participation for the PRR. We conduct a paired case study analysis of RN-led Henin-Beaumont, the political base of Marine Le Pen and her 'de-demonization' strategy, alongside nearby Lens, which is led by a mainstream party. We analyse the policy and discourse of the administration through a qualitative content analysis of mayoral statements and data from semi-structured interviews with local politicians. The results show a partial mainstreaming due to the strategic exercise of local government power to present a more moderate and capable image, as well as the use of populist discourse to frame mainstream opposition forces and the local press as working against the interests of 'the people'.
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