Euroscepticism in the Baltic states
Uncovering issues, people, and stereotypes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11264674 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mindaugas Jurkynas (0000-0002-9341-9913, Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 555-558 |
| Publication date | 2018-10-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Baltic Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0162-9778 • E-ISSN: 1751-7877 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01629778.2018.1534776 |
| OpenAlex | W2898457421 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
Recent developments in the Western hemisphere have recalibrated post-Cold War tenets. The economic downturn of 2008 and the subsequent bailout of Greece by the EU; migration flows to and within Europe; the rise of new far right, populist parties and leaders across the globe; the US presidential election; and Brexit, to mention a few, challenge Fukuyama’s teleological view of the ‘end of history.’ Voters increasingly question the pluses of liberal democracy, capitalism, the market economy, international rules and the rule of law, US global responsibility, and EU integration. EU skepticism, or, to be more precise, EU criticism, has kicked into a higher gear across politics, the media, and intellectual circles in the last decade. Many researchers, such as Catherine E. De Vries, Simon Hix, Cécile Leconte, and Prebble Q. Ramswell, have provided an account of these trends in EU criticism. This book about critical attitudes toward the EU in the three Baltic states is therefore a timely collection of scholarly endeavors to take stock of the latest events, trends, and attitudes. Euroskepticism, as the publication employs the term, in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania is not a new kid on the block in academic literature, since quite a few researchers have analyzed Baltic attitudes toward the EU and its impact on political, economic, and social life. This edited volume, however, rightly pinpoints Euroskepticism as a neglected issue in the last decade since successful accession. A question open to debate, though, is whether a negative attitude toward the EU does not actually exist, or whether it does, but too few want to speak of it.[...]
Political economy · Political science · Sociology · European Politics and Security
| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |