J.P. Chevemement was in the 70's the leader of a current in the SP which was considered, "left nationalist." Doug Ireland in In These Times, http://www.inthesetimes.com , April 15th issue, in reply to a letter to the editor said this, "Chevement's presidential candidacy, as distinct from the MDC (Citizen's Movement, M.P.) has been marked by a significant drift to the right on his part that has been widely commented on in the French press. He's also been allied with a host of figures including the monarchist, right-wing, anti-Semitic Catholics of the Action Francaise, former supporters of the immigrant-baiting, ex-conservative Interior Minister Charles Pasqua, refugees from the untra-conservative RPF, the right-wing Pierre Poujade and more. In Chevement's presidential coalition, which has a seperate structure, the MDC is only one, rather small component."
Magret, was the candidate of the split from the National Front a few yrs. ago. Books at Duke University Press ... People, Policies, and Organization of the French National Front Published 1999 $19.95
Politics on the Fringe
: The People, Policies, and Organization of the French National Front
Edward G. DeClair
280 pages ( 1999) 26 tables, 2 figures ISBN 0-8223-2237-4 Cloth - $54.95
ISBN 0-8223-2139-4 Paperback - $19.95
Once a marginal political coalition, the French National Front has become the most high-profile far-right organization in Europe. In Politics on the Fringe Edward G. DeClair provides the first extensive analysis of the Front’s history, from its creation in 1972 and outcast status in the early 1980s to its achievement of broad-based support and show of political strength in the 1997 elections.
Using rare, in-depth interviews with
twenty-nine members of the Front elite, as well as public opinion survey data and electoral results, DeClair examines the internal structure of the Front, its political agenda, and its growing influence in France. DeClair shows how the party has dramatically expanded its traditionally narrow core constituency by capitalizing upon anxieties about national identity, immigration, European unification, and rising unemployment. In illustrating how the rhetoric surrounding such topics is key to the Front’s success, DeClair examines the Front’s legacy by detailing the links between the French far-right and similar movements in such countries as Germany, Belgium, Austria, Italy, and the United States. Finally, Politics on the Fringe offers not only a complete picture of the Front’s increasingly influential role in French partisan politics but also further insight into the resurgence of right-wing extremism throughout western societies in the late twentieth century.
This volume will be of primary
importance to political scientists and those engaged with European politics, culture, and history. It will also appeal to those concerned with right-wing populism and political movements.
“The specter of right-wing
populism presents a major challenge to the party systems of western Europe. By taking an empirically-based, ideologically- neutral approach to a very emotional subject, Politics on the Fringe offers a deeper understanding of the National Front and a greater insight into its internal organizational behavior.”—Vincent E. McHale, Case Western Reserve University
“Politics on the Fringe is simply
the best book on the French National Front available in the English language. Intelligent, original, thoughtful, careful, and well-written, it is a marvelous mixture of primary and secondary research. Its insights into the minds and motives of the National Front and its supporters will undoubtedly serve as the foundation for our understanding of this important far right group for years to come.”—Anthony Messina, Tufts University
Edward G. DeClair is Associate
Professor in the Department of Political Science at Lynchburg College.