Europe as ideological resource: the case of the Rassemblement National

Lorimer, Marta ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9214-3898 2020. Europe as ideological resource: the case of the Rassemblement National. Journal of European Public Policy 27 (9) , pp. 1388-1405. 10.1080/13501763.2020.1754885

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Abstract

Ever since they first entered the European Parliament in 1979, the EU has proven to be a strong legitimising tool for far right parties, providing them with funding, visibility and a higher degree of credibility and respectability. While recent literature has explored some of these dynamics, the role of the far right’s ideological positioning on Europe as a source of public legitimacy has been neglected. This paper argues that as a relatively new and contentious political issue, Europe can function as a powerful ideological resource for far right parties by allowing them to convey a more acceptable political message. This argument is illustrated through a case study of two key aspects of the Rassemblement National’s ideological approach to the European Union: the party’s claim to be pro-European but anti-EU and its opposition to EU integration on grounds of sovereignty.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Cardiff Law & Politics
Publisher:	Taylor and Francis Group
ISSN:	1466-4429
Last Modified:	17 Nov 2025 16:30
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/182309

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