What is new and what is nationalist about Europe’s ‘new nationalism’?

Halikiopoulou, Daphne (2017) What is new and what is nationalist about Europe’s ‘new nationalism’? LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) blog (10 Feb 2017). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

The success of several new parties with a broadly nationalist agenda has prompted some authors to speak of the rise of a ‘new nationalism’ in European politics. But what is new and what is nationalist about Europe’s ‘new nationalism’? Daphne Halikiopoulou argues that while the rhetoric of these parties is indeed centred on nationalism, the drivers of support are neither new nor necessarily nationalism-related. What is new is the ability of far right parties to seize the opportunities created by economic and political insecurities using ideological rather than biological justifications of national belonging, thus successfully appealing to mainstream voters.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/
Additional Information:	© 2017 The Author(s)
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)
Date Deposited:	22 Mar 2017 11:52
Last Modified:	11 Dec 2024 21:18
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/69969

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