Simona Guerra
Biographic Data
| ID | 4104414 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Simona Guerra |
| GIVEN NAMES | Simona |
| FAMILY NAME | Guerra |
| SIGNATURE | GUERRA S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Leicester |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3911-258X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 44 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
The Oxford Handbook of Polish Politics
Structured in fifty-six chapters, this Handbook explores Polish politics in depth since the country’s independence in 1918, with a particular focus on the post-communist period (1990–2023). It presents an extensive collection of studies on Polish political history, the nation’s political institutions, electoral politics, governance, and foreign relations, including its interactions with the European Union. The volume discusses Poland’s processes …
It takes two to tango: Euroscepticism and contestation within and outside the EU
Recent analyses examine the role of crisis in the emergence of the populist/anti- populist discourse and the confluence of populism and Euroscepticism at the party level. In this article, the study focuses on the analysis of the main political actors in the EU institutions, by examining the channels and discourses adopted by different actors in the (de)legitimation of the EU. The focus is on the transnational contestation (DiEM25, Democracy in Eu…
Need a little love? Go South: Patterns of trust across EU member states
In her own voice: The early women of European integration (1950s –1960s) between political advocacy and European careers
Studying the EU and its Pioneers: The Role of Women as Makers and Shapers of the Early Years of EU Integration
Studying the EU and its Pioneers: The Role of Women as Makers and Shapers of the Early Years of EU Integration
La façon dont nous étudions et voyons l’Union européenne (UE) affecte notre interaction avec celle-ci. Des travaux récents sur les biographies de femmes qui ont joué un rôle central dans le processus d’intégration européenne ainsi que sur le genre et la politique de l’UE contribuent à l’intégration du genre dans les études européennes. Pourtant, les femmes restent encore largement absentes et marginalisées dans les récits des premières étapes de …
Understanding public Euroscepticism
Euroscepticism has become more and more embedded both at the EU and national levels (Usherwood et al. 2013) and persistent across domestic debates (Usherwood and Startin 2013). This study presents an in-depth analysis of contemporary narratives of Euroscepticism. It first introduces its question related to understanding public Euroscepticism, following the British EU referendum campaign and outcome, to then present the established literature, and…
Aporias in Greece and Spain’s Left-Wing Inclusionary Populism
Populism has gained new momentum in Southern Europe during the financial crisis. Germany’s role as top creditor fueled anger toward traditional political elites in Greece, whereas Podemos exploited the same crisis in Spain to “generate discursively a popular identity that [could] be politicized.” Drawing upon Derrida’s aporetic notion of hospitality, the article argues that leftwing populism in Greece and Spain projects an antagonistic Other. Thi…
Veridiction and Leadership in Transnational Populism: The Case of DiEM25
While research tends to explore questions of power and leadership at the national level, populism in Europe has moved beyond national borders, with an increasing number of transnational movements and organizations. This article investigates the Democracy in Europe Movement 2025 (DiEM25) and its leadership’s main speeches. Informed by both discourse theory and Michel Foucault’s work on parrhesia (veridiction), the analysis draws on readings of tra…
The politics of the EU as crisis, mobilization and catharsis
Immigration, that’s what everyone’s thinking about: The 2016 British EU referendum seen in the eyes of the beholder
This article examines the 2016 British EU referendum and the domestic debates through citizens’ voices in the media, specifically on the emotions and narratives, on The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph and The Daily Express, the week before the referendum. British citizens felt, in their words, “bullied because of [their] political correctness” and pointed their anger and dissatisfaction against the EU (and Merkel’s) “obsession for open borders”. Th…
Gender, ownership and engagement during the European Union referendum: Gendered frames and the reproduction of binaries
The European Union referendum was supposed to be a significant moment for political engagement and ownership in the UK. This article looks at how the two official European Union referendum campaigns (Vote Leave and Remain) framed discussions about the UK’s membership of the European Union, as well as the impact of the campaign on women’s political activation. Using data from a survey questionnaire conducted two weeks after the European Union refe…
Anger and protest: Referenda and opposition to the EU in Greece and the United Kingdom
The public image of the European Union (EU) has met increasingly negative evaluations since the economic and financial crisis hit its peak. Although opposition towards the EU has been pitched as a temporary phenomenon, it has now become a distinctive characteristic of European integration, described as ‘embedded’. Recent analyses on citizens’ attitudes towards the EU underline a rational utilitarian dimension, stressing that EU attachment is affe…
Without losing my religion: The dilemmas of EU integration in Poland
In Poland, the Catholic Church has always maintained its vital role across society. During the communist regime, the Catholic Church supported resistance and autonomy and provided legitimacy to any organised form of protest and opposition. Since 1989, it had to re-position itself across the changing social and political life. One of the main aims of the democratization process in the country was Polish membership to the EU. Yet, the Catholic Chur…
Distrust unbound: What next after joining the EU
The 2004–07 EU enlargement towards the post-communist region showed that the long waiting for EU membership could impact on levels of public support for the EU. This article examines citizens’ trust towards national and international institutions after joining the EU in Poland, in comparative perspective. In the post-Communist region, levels of trust towards national institutions are generally lower compared to the European and international ones…
Does Familiarity Breed Contempt? Determinants of Public Support for European Integration and Opposition to It before and after Accession
This article empirically tests how determinants of public support in Poland for the European Union change before and after accession. Despite studies on public attitudes towards EU integration and Euroscepticism that flourished in the run‐up to accession, there is no evidence of how determinants changed over time. This study suggests that in Poland citizens support the EU on the basis of a form of ‘unconditional support’ and general benefits for …
Election or Referendum? The 2007 Pre‐term Polish Election
The League of Polish Families between East and West, past and present
Historical legacies play an important role in the rise of radical right parties in Central and Eastern Europe. This article conducts an in-depth study of the trajectory of a particular radical right party, the League of Polish Families, in a particular Central and East European country, Poland. The central objective of the article is to highlight that, although there are important similarities between the League of Polish Families and other radic…
The League of Polish Families between East and West, past and present
Historical legacies play an important role in the rise of radical right parties in Central and Eastern Europe. This article conducts an in-depth study of the trajectory of a particular radical right party, the League of Polish Families, in a particular Central and East European country, Poland. The central objective of the article is to highlight that, although there are important similarities between the League of Polish Families and other radic…
Anger and protest: Referenda and opposition to the EU in Greece and the United Kingdom
The public image of the European Union (EU) has met increasingly negative evaluations since the economic and financial crisis hit its peak. Although opposition towards the EU has been pitched as a temporary phenomenon, it has now become a distinctive characteristic of European integration, described as ‘embedded’. Recent analyses on citizens’ attitudes towards the EU underline a rational utilitarian dimension, stressing that EU attachment is affe…
Does Familiarity Breed Contempt? Determinants of Public Support for European Integration and Opposition to It before and after Accession
This article empirically tests how determinants of public support in Poland for the European Union change before and after accession. Despite studies on public attitudes towards EU integration and Euroscepticism that flourished in the run‐up to accession, there is no evidence of how determinants changed over time. This study suggests that in Poland citizens support the EU on the basis of a form of ‘unconditional support’ and general benefits for …
Aporias in Greece and Spain’s Left-Wing Inclusionary Populism
Populism has gained new momentum in Southern Europe during the financial crisis. Germany’s role as top creditor fueled anger toward traditional political elites in Greece, whereas Podemos exploited the same crisis in Spain to “generate discursively a popular identity that [could] be politicized.” Drawing upon Derrida’s aporetic notion of hospitality, the article argues that leftwing populism in Greece and Spain projects an antagonistic Other. Thi…
Veridiction and Leadership in Transnational Populism: The Case of DiEM25
While research tends to explore questions of power and leadership at the national level, populism in Europe has moved beyond national borders, with an increasing number of transnational movements and organizations. This article investigates the Democracy in Europe Movement 2025 (DiEM25) and its leadership’s main speeches. Informed by both discourse theory and Michel Foucault’s work on parrhesia (veridiction), the analysis draws on readings of tra…
Immigration, that’s what everyone’s thinking about: The 2016 British EU referendum seen in the eyes of the beholder
This article examines the 2016 British EU referendum and the domestic debates through citizens’ voices in the media, specifically on the emotions and narratives, on The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph and The Daily Express, the week before the referendum. British citizens felt, in their words, “bullied because of [their] political correctness” and pointed their anger and dissatisfaction against the EU (and Merkel’s) “obsession for open borders”. Th…
Gender, ownership and engagement during the European Union referendum: Gendered frames and the reproduction of binaries
The European Union referendum was supposed to be a significant moment for political engagement and ownership in the UK. This article looks at how the two official European Union referendum campaigns (Vote Leave and Remain) framed discussions about the UK’s membership of the European Union, as well as the impact of the campaign on women’s political activation. Using data from a survey questionnaire conducted two weeks after the European Union refe…
Understanding public Euroscepticism
Euroscepticism has become more and more embedded both at the EU and national levels (Usherwood et al. 2013) and persistent across domestic debates (Usherwood and Startin 2013). This study presents an in-depth analysis of contemporary narratives of Euroscepticism. It first introduces its question related to understanding public Euroscepticism, following the British EU referendum campaign and outcome, to then present the established literature, and…
Distrust unbound: What next after joining the EU
The 2004–07 EU enlargement towards the post-communist region showed that the long waiting for EU membership could impact on levels of public support for the EU. This article examines citizens’ trust towards national and international institutions after joining the EU in Poland, in comparative perspective. In the post-Communist region, levels of trust towards national institutions are generally lower compared to the European and international ones…
Election or Referendum? The 2007 Pre‐term Polish Election
Election or Referendum? The 2007 Pre‐term Polish Election
The League of Polish Families between East and West, past and present
Historical legacies play an important role in the rise of radical right parties in Central and Eastern Europe. This article conducts an in-depth study of the trajectory of a particular radical right party, the League of Polish Families, in a particular Central and East European country, Poland. The central objective of the article is to highlight that, although there are important similarities between the League of Polish Families and other radic…
Does Familiarity Breed Contempt? Determinants of Public Support for European Integration and Opposition to It before and after Accession
This article empirically tests how determinants of public support in Poland for the European Union change before and after accession. Despite studies on public attitudes towards EU integration and Euroscepticism that flourished in the run‐up to accession, there is no evidence of how determinants changed over time. This study suggests that in Poland citizens support the EU on the basis of a form of ‘unconditional support’ and general benefits for …
Distrust unbound: What next after joining the EU
The 2004–07 EU enlargement towards the post-communist region showed that the long waiting for EU membership could impact on levels of public support for the EU. This article examines citizens’ trust towards national and international institutions after joining the EU in Poland, in comparative perspective. In the post-Communist region, levels of trust towards national institutions are generally lower compared to the European and international ones…
Anger and protest: Referenda and opposition to the EU in Greece and the United Kingdom
The public image of the European Union (EU) has met increasingly negative evaluations since the economic and financial crisis hit its peak. Although opposition towards the EU has been pitched as a temporary phenomenon, it has now become a distinctive characteristic of European integration, described as ‘embedded’. Recent analyses on citizens’ attitudes towards the EU underline a rational utilitarian dimension, stressing that EU attachment is affe…
Without losing my religion: The dilemmas of EU integration in Poland
In Poland, the Catholic Church has always maintained its vital role across society. During the communist regime, the Catholic Church supported resistance and autonomy and provided legitimacy to any organised form of protest and opposition. Since 1989, it had to re-position itself across the changing social and political life. One of the main aims of the democratization process in the country was Polish membership to the EU. Yet, the Catholic Chur…
Gender, ownership and engagement during the European Union referendum: Gendered frames and the reproduction of binaries
The European Union referendum was supposed to be a significant moment for political engagement and ownership in the UK. This article looks at how the two official European Union referendum campaigns (Vote Leave and Remain) framed discussions about the UK’s membership of the European Union, as well as the impact of the campaign on women’s political activation. Using data from a survey questionnaire conducted two weeks after the European Union refe…
Immigration, that’s what everyone’s thinking about: The 2016 British EU referendum seen in the eyes of the beholder
This article examines the 2016 British EU referendum and the domestic debates through citizens’ voices in the media, specifically on the emotions and narratives, on The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph and The Daily Express, the week before the referendum. British citizens felt, in their words, “bullied because of [their] political correctness” and pointed their anger and dissatisfaction against the EU (and Merkel’s) “obsession for open borders”. Th…
Veridiction and Leadership in Transnational Populism: The Case of DiEM25
While research tends to explore questions of power and leadership at the national level, populism in Europe has moved beyond national borders, with an increasing number of transnational movements and organizations. This article investigates the Democracy in Europe Movement 2025 (DiEM25) and its leadership’s main speeches. Informed by both discourse theory and Michel Foucault’s work on parrhesia (veridiction), the analysis draws on readings of tra…
The politics of the EU as crisis, mobilization and catharsis
Understanding public Euroscepticism
Euroscepticism has become more and more embedded both at the EU and national levels (Usherwood et al. 2013) and persistent across domestic debates (Usherwood and Startin 2013). This study presents an in-depth analysis of contemporary narratives of Euroscepticism. It first introduces its question related to understanding public Euroscepticism, following the British EU referendum campaign and outcome, to then present the established literature, and…
Aporias in Greece and Spain’s Left-Wing Inclusionary Populism
Populism has gained new momentum in Southern Europe during the financial crisis. Germany’s role as top creditor fueled anger toward traditional political elites in Greece, whereas Podemos exploited the same crisis in Spain to “generate discursively a popular identity that [could] be politicized.” Drawing upon Derrida’s aporetic notion of hospitality, the article argues that leftwing populism in Greece and Spain projects an antagonistic Other. Thi…
Studying the EU and its Pioneers: The Role of Women as Makers and Shapers of the Early Years of EU Integration
Studying the EU and its Pioneers: The Role of Women as Makers and Shapers of the Early Years of EU Integration
La façon dont nous étudions et voyons l’Union européenne (UE) affecte notre interaction avec celle-ci. Des travaux récents sur les biographies de femmes qui ont joué un rôle central dans le processus d’intégration européenne ainsi que sur le genre et la politique de l’UE contribuent à l’intégration du genre dans les études européennes. Pourtant, les femmes restent encore largement absentes et marginalisées dans les récits des premières étapes de …
Need a little love? Go South: Patterns of trust across EU member states
In her own voice: The early women of European integration (1950s –1960s) between political advocacy and European careers
The Oxford Handbook of Polish Politics
Structured in fifty-six chapters, this Handbook explores Polish politics in depth since the country’s independence in 1918, with a particular focus on the post-communist period (1990–2023). It presents an extensive collection of studies on Polish political history, the nation’s political institutions, electoral politics, governance, and foreign relations, including its interactions with the European Union. The volume discusses Poland’s processes …
It takes two to tango: Euroscepticism and contestation within and outside the EU
Recent analyses examine the role of crisis in the emergence of the populist/anti- populist discourse and the confluence of populism and Euroscepticism at the party level. In this article, the study focuses on the analysis of the main political actors in the EU institutions, by examining the channels and discourses adopted by different actors in the (de)legitimation of the EU. The focus is on the transnational contestation (DiEM25, Democracy in Eu…
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