Populism and extremism: The immediate political challenges to Europeanism

In the midst of the banking and economic crises that evolved most aggressively within the peripheral European states, the European Central Bank proceeded to overcome their rigid approach to monetary policy as the Eurozone edged closer towards economic collapse. The financial crises have now been clo...

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Published inGeoforum Vol. 102; pp. 218 - 221
Main Authors Corbet, Shaen, Larkin, Charles
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2019
Elsevier Science Ltd
Subjects
Anti-austerity
Banking
Central banks
Collapse
Economic crisis
Elections
European Union
Extremism
Financial crisis
Immigration
Immigration policy
Integration
Migration
Monetary policy
Nationalism
Parliamentary elections
Political crises
Politics
Populism
Uncertainty
Undocumented immigrants
Populism
Integration
Anti-austerity
European Union
Migration
Financial crisis
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Summary:In the midst of the banking and economic crises that evolved most aggressively within the peripheral European states, the European Central Bank proceeded to overcome their rigid approach to monetary policy as the Eurozone edged closer towards economic collapse. The financial crises have now been closely followed by a political crisis inspired by the dramatic influx of illegal immigration. As a result, Europe finds itself at a crossroads inspired by political spectrum shifts to the left and the right, with fear, uncertainty fuelling nationalist revolt across a host of European nations. We briefly consider explanations for the individual political spectral-shifts within the European Union, while outlining the growth of populist movements since the most recent parliamentary elections.
ISSN:0016-7185
1872-9398
DOI:10.1016/j.geoforum.2018.10.023