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The populist politics of Euroscepticism in times of crisis

Comparative conclusions

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ID7973469
AuthorsAndrea L P Pirro (0000-0002-0111-4865, corresponding author), Andrea LP Pirro, Paul Taggart (0000-0002-1535-3015), Stijn Van Kessel (0000-0001-7853-5871)
Year2018
Volume38
Issue3
Pages378-390
Publication date2018-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolitics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0032-3268 • E-ISSN: 1467-9256
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0263395718784704
OpenAlexW2811074487
LanguageEN
Citations received89
References cited40

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

Brexit · Economics · European union · Framing (construction · Geography · International trade · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Populism · Recession · Sociology · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Social Policy and Reform Studies

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