The populist politics of Euroscepticism in times of crisis: Comparative conclusions

This article offers comparative findings of the nature of populist Euroscepticism in political parties in contemporary Europe in the face of the Great Recession, migrant crisis, and Brexit. Drawing on case studies included in the Special Issue on France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Port...

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Published inPolitics (Manchester, England) Vol. 38; no. 3; pp. 378 - 390
Main Authors Pirro, Andrea LP, Taggart, Paul, van Kessel, Stijn
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England SAGE Publications 01.08.2018
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Euroscepticism
populism
political parties
crisis
impact
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Summary:This article offers comparative findings of the nature of populist Euroscepticism in political parties in contemporary Europe in the face of the Great Recession, migrant crisis, and Brexit. Drawing on case studies included in the Special Issue on France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom, the article presents summary cross-national data on the positions of parties, the relative importance of the crisis, the framing of Euroscepticism, and the impact of Euroscepticism in different country cases. We use this data to conclude that there are important differences between left- and right-wing variants of populist Euroscepticism, and that although there is diversity across the cases, there is an overall picture of resilience against populist Euroscepticism.
ISSN:0263-3957
1467-9256
DOI:10.1177/0263395718784704