The framing of Euroscepticism in DF, AfD and FN: Contemplating Euroscepticism in the European right-wing.
Author
Nielsen, Malthe Schiøtt
Term
4. term
Publication year
2017
Submitted on
2017-05-31
Pages
68
Abstract
This thesis examines how Euroscepticism is framed and made meaningful within three European right-wing parties: Dansk Folkeparti (DF), Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), and Front National (FN). Against the backdrop of EU integration and rising support for Eurosceptic right-wing populist parties—highlighted by developments such as Brexit—the study outlines a theoretical approach to populism as a “thin” ideology (drawing on Mudde, Wodak, Pelinka, and Schori Liang) and introduces key concepts including in- and out-groups, anti-pluralism, anti-elitism, anti-migration, and hard versus soft Euroscepticism. Methodologically, it employs qualitative frame analysis and frame alignment to trace how party programs and ideological statements link Euroscepticism to national sovereignty, nationalism, elite critique, and migration. Each case is situated in its historical and political context and then compared to highlight similarities and differences in how Euroscepticism is articulated and legitimated. The aim is to provide a nuanced understanding of how European right-wing populist parties conceptualize opposition to the EU within their political narratives and what these frames may mean for the broader European debate. The excerpt does not include final findings or conclusions.
Specialet undersøger, hvordan euroskepsis bliver indrammet og gjort meningsfuld i tre europæiske højrefløjspartier: Dansk Folkeparti (DF), Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) og Front National (FN). Med afsæt i EU’s integrationshistorie og den voksende tilslutning til euroskeptiske højrepopulistiske partier efter blandt andet Brexit, præsenterer specialet en teoretisk ramme for populisme som en “tynd” ideologi (bl.a. hos Mudde, Wodak, Pelinka og Schori Liang) og gennemgår centrale begreber som ind- og udgrupper, anti-pluralisme, anti-elitisme, anti-migration samt hård og blød euroskepsis. Metodisk anvendes kvalitativ frameanalyse og frame alignment til at kortlægge, hvordan partiernes partiprogrammer og idégrundlag kobler euroskepsis til temaer som national suverænitet, nationalisme, kritik af eliter og indvandring. Casene placeres i deres historiske og politiske kontekst, hvorefter analyserne sammenlignes for at belyse ligheder og forskelle i den måde, euroskepsis formuleres og legitimeres på. Formålet er at bidrage med en nuanceret forståelse af, hvordan europæiske højrepopulistiske partier konceptualiserer EU-modstand i deres politiske fortællinger og hvilken betydning disse rammer kan have for den bredere europæiske debat. Uddraget indeholder ikke de endelige fund eller konklusioner.
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