The Rise of Nationalist Populism

Comparing Western European Right-Wing Political Parties
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-032-84870-9
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 274 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 578 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in Nationalism and Ethnicity

The Rise of Nationalist Populism explores the intersection between populism and nationalism, conducted through the discursive analysis of three Populist Radical Right parties that have gained prominence during the 2010s: Rassemblement National (France), Lega (Italy) and Vox (Spain).

Due to its rise in Europe, the United States, and further afield, there is a growing interest in right-wing populism, an exclusionary and illiberal form of populism that has been able to attain success in several countries. This book contributes to the analysis of how populism, understood as a way of constructing the political, is shaped by the ideologies that permeate it. It examines how a certain form of nationalism is shaped by populist dynamics, that is by a certain form of identity-building. The book analyses the intersection between nationalism and populism in right-wing populist parties by using a discourse analysis methodology based on Ernesto Laclau’s works, thus conducting an examination similar to the ones presented by the Essex School of Discourse Analysis. The empirical analysis focuses on party literature and carefully selected candidate speeches at a national level for its three case studies, as well as providing an overarching comparison. The book shows how the economic crisis and the irruption of issues related to sovereignty and national identity arising in France, Italy and Spain paved the way for the emergence of their respective right-wing populist forces.

The book will appeal to researchers and students of political science, especially those with an interest in populism, discourse analysis, identity and the far right.

Zielgruppe

Academic, Postgraduate, and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rueda, Daniel

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction  2. Literature review  3. Theoretical framework  4. Methodology  5. Discourse analysis: introduction  6. Discourse analysis: France  7. Discourse analysis: Italy  8. Discourse analysis: Spain  9. Comparative analysis  10. Conclusions

Über Autor(innen)

Daniel Rueda received his PhD from King’s College London, London, the United Kingdom. He currently works as a teacher of Political Sociology and International Relations at the Universidad Pontificia Comillas, in Madrid.