French Populism and Discourses on Secularism
Seiten
2020
Bloomsbury Academic (Verlag)
978-1-350-17021-6 (ISBN)
Bloomsbury Academic (Verlag)
978-1-350-17021-6 (ISBN)
Per-Erik Nilsson takes a religious studies approach to analyse the intersections of secularism, nationhood and populism in contemporary France. This book provides insight into the French and European radical-nationalist ideology and activism, and contributes to our understanding of the complex relationship between religion and the state in contemporary Europe and beyond.
When Marine Le Pen became the leader of the radical nationalist and populist party National Front in 2011, she made clear that secularism was a core value of party. This signalled a significant shift in the party's rhetorical strategies and previous reluctance to embrace secularism. Nilsson argues that this conspicuous appropriation first came about as a logical result of the obsession of the established mainstream political parties and news media with questions of secularism, national identity and Islam. He shows that a key player in understanding the National Front’s change is the web-based journal Riposte Laïque, which has become a central actor in French radical-nationalist and anti-Muslim web and street-based activism. For the first time, this source is examined in order to understand French radical nationalists' recent appropriation of secularism, as well as debates on secularism, national identity and Islam in France more broadly.
When Marine Le Pen became the leader of the radical nationalist and populist party National Front in 2011, she made clear that secularism was a core value of party. This signalled a significant shift in the party's rhetorical strategies and previous reluctance to embrace secularism. Nilsson argues that this conspicuous appropriation first came about as a logical result of the obsession of the established mainstream political parties and news media with questions of secularism, national identity and Islam. He shows that a key player in understanding the National Front’s change is the web-based journal Riposte Laïque, which has become a central actor in French radical-nationalist and anti-Muslim web and street-based activism. For the first time, this source is examined in order to understand French radical nationalists' recent appropriation of secularism, as well as debates on secularism, national identity and Islam in France more broadly.
Per-Erik Nilsson is Associate Professor in Sociology of Religion at Uppsala University, Sweden. He is the author of Unveiling the French Republic: National Identity, Secularism, and Islam in contemporary France (2017).
Preface
1 Under Siege: Approaching Secularism, Populism, and Nationhood
in France
2 A Green Cancer: The Construction of an External Enemy
3 Collaborators and Traitors: The Construction of Internal Enemies
4 The Real People: Identifying the True People of France
5 Reconquista or Death: The Exploration of Strategies to Purify
the Nation
6 Echoes from the Past: An Outlook on Europe
Notes
References
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 06.12.2019 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Critiquing Religion: Discourse, Culture, Power |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 331 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Islam |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-350-17021-6 / 1350170216 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-350-17021-6 / 9781350170216 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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