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Category Archives: Euroscepticism
May 28 2014
European-cum-National Elections in Greece
4 CommentsBy Vassilios Paipais Last Sunday’s European elections found the Greek electorate deeply divided, fragmented and to some extent disoriented. In general, Greek voters paid scant attention to the wider European agenda but they are hardly to blame as they were … Continue reading
Posted by: May 28, 2014
Tagged with: austerity, Blame, Euro crisis, European Elections 2014, Golden Dawn, Greece, SYRIZA
May 27 2014
Democracy in Europe after the Elections
9 CommentsBy Mary Kaldor Nationalism is a way of deflecting discontent towards a convenient scapegoat, an ‘other’ – the immigrant or Europe. It is a way of mobilising political support while avoiding any commitment to address the underlying causes of discontent; … Continue reading
May 7 2014
We Need to Talk About Europe
1 CommentBy Lila Caballero Last week Counterpoint released the short film We need to talk about Europe on the risks of populism in Europe. The film is part of our project Recapturing Europe’s Reluctant Radicals, a combination of quantitative and qualitative … Continue reading
Posted by: May 7, 2014
Tagged with: European Elections 2014, European Union, populism, Reluctant radicals, unemployment
Apr 14 2014
A black cloud over the EU?
Comments Off on A black cloud over the EU?By Alex Sakalis The newly announced Le Pen-Wilders alliance in the European parliament has re-ignited speculation about the rise of the far-right in Europe. What can we expect from this new EU supergroup? The recent success of the Front National … Continue reading
Posted by: April 14, 2014
Tagged with: EAF, European Elections 2014, European Parliament, Le Pen, political groups, Wilders
Apr 10 2014
Britain and Euroscepticism: Understanding the Fit
1 CommentBy Michael Skey The British population’s views of Europe are shaped by wider attitudes towards Britain’s status and values – unfortunately, for the pro-Europe camp large numbers remain pessimistic and see disengagement as the answer. Britain’s and Euro-scepticism seem to … Continue reading
Posted by: April 10, 2014
Tagged with: Euroscepticism, Qualitative research
Mar 7 2014
Online discussions show the depth of Eurosceptic feeling across Europe, but they tell us very little about the kind of EU that citizens would like to see
1 CommentBy Pieter de Wilde European Parliament elections are not technically about the question of ‘more or less Europe’ because the European Parliament does not have a major say over questions of membership or Treaty revision. However, we find lively online … Continue reading
Posted by: March 7, 2014
Tagged with: European integration, Euroscepticism, Online discussions
Jan 28 2014
The Germans vs. Mario Draghi
1 CommentBy Henrik Mueller As the stress in financial markets is bound to return, the ECB and its president may run into a severe reputational crisis in the Eurozone’s biggest country. This column looks at the deeper roots of German anti-ECB … Continue reading
Posted by: January 28, 2014
Tagged with: Axel Weber, Bundesbank, Draghi, ECB, Eurozone, Jens Weidmann, Monetary Policy, Quantitative easing
Jan 13 2014
Europe is diverging: ignore it at your peril
2 CommentsBy Lorenzo Marsili In the optimistic 1990s, the introduction of the Euro was to represent the kernel of the European integration process. The single currency was meant to act as the motor for the “ever-closer” convergence of European economies, thereby … Continue reading
Posted by: January 13, 2014
Tagged with: debt crisis, ECB, EU, Euro, Eurozone, fiscal deficits, Monetary Policy, unemployment
Nov 29 2013
Framing Europe: An Exchange
1 CommentFrames are a key issue in the analysis of public discourse on the crisis in Europe. As part of their Reluctant Radicals project, our colleagues at Counterpoint have initiated a discussion on framing Europe on openDemocracy. Here we reproduce the … Continue reading
Posted by: November 29, 2013
Tagged with: discourse, Euroscepticism, frames, framing, national interest