Board #42 - Measuring Populism in Practice: The Case of Marine Le Pen and the French Right

• In Event: 75-312 - Poster Session: Understanding the Growth of Right Wing Populism in European Union, United Kingdom, and the United States of America

Brief Overview

Europe’s shifting politics and distrust in leaders have fueled populism. Applying Meijer and Zaslove’s framework, I analyze Marine Le Pen’s rhetoric to reveal how she shapes and reflects France’s populist wave.

Author

• Aliya Hesham Badr, University of Illinois Chicago