Hijacking Europe
Counter‐European Strategies and Radical Right Mainstreaming during the Humanitarian Crisis Debate 2015–16
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7875853 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bartek Pytlas (0000-0003-2399-2826, LMU Munich Munich, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 335-353 |
| Publication date | 2021-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | JCMS Journal of Common Market Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-9886 • E-ISSN: 1468-5965 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/jcms.13092 |
| OpenAlex | W3075979079 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 43 |
Radical right European contestation is analyzed mainly as claims denouncing European integration. Less focus is put on narratives suggesting how a supposed ‘truly European’ political process should be and work. This paper explores how radical right actors use such counter‐European claims within their competition strategies. Computer‐assisted qualitative analysis of communication by Front National, Alternative for Germany and Fidesz during the humanitarian crisis debate 2015–16 demonstrates that radical right counter‐Europeanism constitutes a nuanced tactical resource deployed to normalize nativist supply in the name of Europe. Unlike Eurorejectionist FN, Fidesz and AfD redefined Europe in nativist terms, attempting to draw legitimacy from association with European identity and cooperation. Concurrently, both actors justified Euronativism not only as antithetical to current EU values and political principles, but mainly as their more fundamental practice juxtaposed against ‘not (truly) European elites’, effectively ‘hijacking’ Europe from within. The findings deepen our understanding of radical right Europe‐contesting competition strategies
Competition (biology · Economics · European integration · European union · International trade · Legitimacy · Mainstream · Mainstreaming · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Radical right · Sociology · Communism, Protests, Social Movements · German legal, social, and political studies · Law · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Public Administration
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Exclusionary Europeans
European identities and immigration attitudes
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Denouncing European integration
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The radical right in public office
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The New Right
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Breaching the Social Contract
When dimensions collide
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The Populist Radical Right
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Framing Processes and Social Movements
| Unique citing works | 13 |
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| Citations per year | 3,25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |