Ideological Flexibility of Political Parties in Era of Transnational - A Comparative Study of Lega and Rassemblement National

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of how the parties of Lega and Rassemblement National have adjusted their ideologies over a four-decade period to adapt to the new transnational cleavage in Western Europe-the conflict between pro-EU and anti-EU sentiments.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Classical political cleavages and new evolving ideological conflicts 3. A theory of political parties' ideological flexibility 4. Flighty Euroscepticism: Lega 5. Stoic Euroscepticism: Rassemblement National 6. Conclusions

About the author

Alessio Scopelliti is Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Social and Political Sciences at the Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy.

Summary

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of how the parties of Lega and Rassemblement National have adjusted their ideologies over a four-decade period to adapt to the new transnational cleavage in Western Europe—the conflict between pro-EU and anti-EU sentiments.

Product details

• Authors: Alessio Scopelliti, Alessio (University of Milan Scopelliti
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.02.2025
• EAN: 9781032839707
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3283970-7
• No. of pages: 176
• Series: Routledge/UACES Contemporary European Studies
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Political Parties, Europe, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Political Ideologies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Regional Studies, Pressure groups, protest movements and non-violent action, Regional / International studies, Elections & referenda, Demonstrations & protest movements, Political ideologies and movements, Political parties and party platforms, Elections and referenda / suffrage