“[T]he most up-to-date and comprehensive study [of the French National Front] in English.” - Robert Tombs, Times Literary Supplement
“[A] fine book on an important and controversial topic.” - Paul Seaton, Perspectives on Political Science
“DeClair offers a detailed survey of the Front’s electoral successes and the narrative account in the two chapters dealing with this process is comprehensive and informative. The interviews with party representatives, and their responses to DeClair’s questionnaires, flesh out the picture of the Front’s development and give an authentic feel to the descriptions of how the growth of the party took shape.” - Jim Wolfreys, Contemporary Politics
“[A]n informative and intriguing treatment of elite opinion within the party, drawing heavily upon original interviews. The broad endorsement of neoliberalism through most of the Front’s formative period is particularly well rendered, as is the switch to more nationalistic economics in this decade. . . . [A] highly useful book. . . .” - Bruce Morrison, Governance
“A thorough and engaging study of the development of France’s Front National . . . . Based upon his commendable body of evidence, DeClair produces an eminently readable survey of the Front National’s history, leaders and future prospects.” - William M. Downs, Nationalism and Ethnic Politics
“Politics on the Fringe is simply the best book on the French National Front available in the English language. Intelligent, original, thoughtful, careful, and well-written, it is a marvelous mixture of primary and secondary research. Its insights into the minds and motives of the National Front and its supporters will undoubtedly serve as the foundation for our understanding of this important far right group for years to come.”—Anthony Messina, Tufts University
“The specter of right-wing populism presents a major challenge to the party systems of western Europe. By taking an empirically-based, ideologically-neutral approach to a very emotional subject, Politics on the Fringe offers a deeper understanding of the National Front and a greater insight into its internal organizational behavior.”—Vincent E. McHale, Case Western Reserve University
“[A] fine book on an important and controversial topic.”
-- Paul Seaton Perspectives on Political Science
“[A]n informative and intriguing treatment of elite opinion within the party, drawing heavily upon original interviews. The broad endorsement of neoliberalism through most of the Front’s formative period is particularly well rendered, as is the switch to more nationalistic economics in this decade. . . . [A] highly useful book. . . .”
-- Bruce Morrison Governance
“[T]he most up-to-date and comprehensive study [of the French National Front] in English.”
-- Robert Tombs TLS
“A thorough and engaging study of the development of France’s Front National . . . . Based upon his commendable body of evidence, DeClair produces an eminently readable survey of the Front National’s history, leaders and future prospects.”
-- William M. Downs Nationalism and Ethnic Politics
“DeClair offers a detailed survey of the Front’s electoral successes and the narrative account in the two chapters dealing with this process is comprehensive and informative. The interviews with party representatives, and their responses to DeClair’s questionnaires, flesh out the picture of the Front’s development and give an authentic feel to the descriptions of how the growth of the party took shape.”
-- Jim Wolfreys Contemporary Politics