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Duke University
Publication Date
Fall 2016
Abstract
This research paper addresses the interrelationship between the securitization of migration and the influence of the French populist radical right party, Front National (FN), in promoting anti-migrant claims. By analysing how political actors have played a role in applying security terms to migration in Europe, the paper addresses the different types of socio-political factors that have influenced the anti-migrant sentiment in France. The paper also aims to summarize the role of the media in securitizing migration. Furthermore, the analysis continues with an exploration of French security policy with regard to migration to better understand how FN has benefitted from a public conceptual understanding of migration as a security threat. To develop a comprehensive analysis, this paper incorporates both traditional primary and secondary academic sources as well as field-based interactive research including four face-to-face, formal interviews with academic experts.
Disciplines
Comparative Politics | European Languages and Societies | Organization Development | Political Science | Political Theory | Politics and Social Change | Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration
Recommended Citation
Middleton, Ashley, "Populist radical right parties and the securitization of migration in France" (2016). Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection. 2430.
https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/isp_collection/2430
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Program Name
Switzerland: International Studies and Multilateral Diplomacy