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Category Archives: European elections
Nov 17 2017
Four graphs about Catalonia and citizens’ attitudes towards the EU
Comments Off on Four graphs about Catalonia and citizens’ attitudes towards the EUBy Ariane Aumaitre “Is this the Europe that you invite us to build, with a government in prison? How long are you, Europe, going to look away from this coup, from the abuse of our colleagues, who are elected representatives, … Continue reading
Posted by: November 17, 2017
Tagged with: Catalan Independence, Catalonia, Nationalism, Public Opinion, Spain
Feb 2 2015
How the Eurozone crisis changed Syriza and how the party can change the Eurozone crisis
6 CommentsBy George Kyris For years, conventional wisdom has said that the role of the EU in national elections is rather insignificant. Even European Parliament elections are often regarded as ‘second order’, where voters use the ballot box in order to … Continue reading
Posted by: February 2, 2015
Tagged with: austerity, European Union, Eurozone crisis, Greece, Political Parties, SYRIZA
Nov 26 2014
Five minutes with Timothy Garton Ash: “We’re far more European in the UK than we think we are”
1 CommentIs it possible to create a truly European public sphere? In an interview with our colleague Stuart Brown, editor of EUROPP, Timothy Garton Ash discusses the failure of efforts to reignite the enthusiasm of citizens for European integration, the importance … Continue reading
Posted by: November 26, 2014
Tagged with: David Cameron, European identity, European Public Sphere, Spitzenkandidaten
Nov 20 2014
Crisis Discourses in Europe: Media EU-phemisms and Alternative Narratives
3 CommentsBy Tamsin Murray-Leach It would be catastrophising to claim that euroscepticism won the European elections earlier this year – but it certainly staked a claim. Two years ago, we predicted the capturing of Europe by populist parties in our study of … Continue reading
Posted by: November 20, 2014
Tagged with: austerity, Election, EU, Euro, Euro crisis, European Elections 2014, European Public Sphere, European Union, Euroscepticism, media, populism, Public Sphere
Oct 21 2014
“Something Olde, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue…”. On the twenty-eight separate European elections of 2014
1 CommentBy Lorenzo De Sio, Vincenzo Emanuele and Nicola Maggini Together with “a sixpence in her shoe”, there are various items that are recommended as part of a bridal outfit, according to an old English rhyme. Humour might hardly be allowed … Continue reading
Posted by: October 21, 2014
Tagged with: electoral studies, Europeanization, issue synchronization, Lipset, party strategy, politicization, Rokkan, second-order election theory
Oct 16 2014
From the idea of Europe to a Europe of ideas
1 CommentBy Anya Topolski Contrary to the maxim popularised by political scientists that there is no political community without a political identity, what Europe most needs is a political community without identity. The project of the EU should be to create a … Continue reading
Posted by: October 16, 2014
Tagged with: European identity, European integration, idea of Europe
Aug 28 2014
The End of Tolerance and the New Populism
4 CommentsBy Marina Prentoulis and Lasse Thomassen Reflections on the 2014 local and European election results have heavily stressed the rise of the populist far right. Clearly they have emerged as a leading political force at home and abroad, but this … Continue reading
Posted by: August 28, 2014
Tagged with: alterity, far-right, immigration, left wing politics, Marxism, othering, populism, tolerance, UKIP
Jun 30 2014
Punishment of mainstream national parties, not Euroscepticism, is behind Irish results
Comments Off on Punishment of mainstream national parties, not Euroscepticism, is behind Irish resultsBy Paul Nulty The outcome of the European elections in Ireland reflected those across much of Europe — losses for the traditional establishment parties, gains for populist, Eurosceptic and anti-austerity candidates. However, in addition to the resentment of austerity measures … Continue reading
Posted by: June 30, 2014
Tagged with: austerity, democratic deficit, European Elections 2014, European Parliament, Irish politics, Sinn Féin
Jun 24 2014
The Lost Art of Diplomacy: David Cameron to Europe’s Rescue?
4 CommentsBy Max Hänska The British leadership has engaged in much posturing over Jean-Claude Juncker, the Spitzenkandidat of the EPP, and favoured candidate for European Commission President, ostensibly out of concern for Europe’s future, which, it claims, would be better served by a fresh face. … Continue reading
Posted by: June 24, 2014
Tagged with: David Cameron, European Commission, European Elections 2014, Euroscepticism, Jean-Claude Juncker, populism, President of the European Commission
Jun 20 2014
EU: Reframing Can Go Hand in Hand with Reform
4 CommentsBy Marley Morris Last year my colleague Giulio Carini and I wrote an article about ‘reframing’ the EU. We thought that the current frames supporters of the EU were using in the debate were obstructive and we wanted to suggest … Continue reading
Posted by: June 20, 2014
Tagged with: anti-populism, David Cameron, frames, framing, Jean-Claude Juncker, populism