Europe from the far right : Europe in the ideology of the Front National and Movimento Sociale Italiano/Alleanza Nazionale (1978-2017)
Journal: London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science)
Year: 2019

Born as a small economic union, the European Union has become a large supranational political organisation. Far right parties have been vocal critics of this process, leading some to consider opposition to European integration as one of their defining ideological features. Closer inspection of their position, however, reveals that their views are more complex than the label ‘Euroscepticism’ captures. What, then, is the relationship between the far right and ‘Europe’? What do they mean by it and