Anti-Americanism and left-right ideology in France

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-1-2011

Abstract

This article examines the shifting relationship between left-right ideology and anti-Americanism in France. Neo-Gaullist episodes such as French opposition to the invasion of Iraq in 2003 have only underscored the weakness of anti-Americanism on the French right, as this policy was least popular among the supporters of the center right UMP, and found more support on the left. This article traces the decline of right wing anti-Americanism in the French public, and the increasing alignment of anti-American attitudes with the left end of the left-right ideological dimension. This development is placed in the context of the increasing emphasis on neoliberal economic policy on the post-Gaullist right, and the use of the United States as a model for neoliberal economic policy. © 2011 Macmillan Publishers Ltd.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

French Politics

First Page

201

Last Page

221

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