Publication: El "totalismo ideológico" en el Front National
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2004
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Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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En el estudio de los partidos y movimientos contemporáneos de extrema derecha hay una laguna reiteradamente enunciada por los estudiosos de la materia: el análisis de su sustrato ideológico. La razón principal de esta situación radica en la heterogeneidad, la fragmentación, el oportunismo y la ocultación planificada característicos de estos movimientos extremistas. En este artículo se pretende realizar un análisis de elementos fundamentales de la ideología del Front National recurriendo al modelo de Totalismo Ideológico (Ideological Totalism) formulado por ROBERT JAY LIFTON como herramienta heurística de reducción de la complejidad. Ello nos permitirá comprobar que el discurso del Front National agrupa, en diferente grado pero de un modo claro, todos los componentes que posibilitan calificarlo de discurso y movimiento totalista.
In the study of contemporary parties and movements located on the extreme right of the political spectrum, researchers have consistently pointed out the lack of studies analysing their ideological backgrounds. This is mainly due to extremist movements’ heterogeneity, fragmentation, opportunism and intentional concealment. In this article we try to develop an analysis of the core elements of Front National ideology using ROBERT JAY LIFTON’s Ideological Totalism model as a heuristic tool to reduce such complexity. From this point of view, the ideological discourse produced by the Front National clearly contains, though in varying degrees, all the elements necessary to classify it as a totalism discourse and movement.
In the study of contemporary parties and movements located on the extreme right of the political spectrum, researchers have consistently pointed out the lack of studies analysing their ideological backgrounds. This is mainly due to extremist movements’ heterogeneity, fragmentation, opportunism and intentional concealment. In this article we try to develop an analysis of the core elements of Front National ideology using ROBERT JAY LIFTON’s Ideological Totalism model as a heuristic tool to reduce such complexity. From this point of view, the ideological discourse produced by the Front National clearly contains, though in varying degrees, all the elements necessary to classify it as a totalism discourse and movement.