Category Archives: Nationalism

Dec 6 2013

On the “right to decide”

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By Sonia Sierra and Jose Javier Olivas As we have seen with regard to other dimensions of the Euro Crisis, the discussion about the Catalan independence in Spain has also brought to the fore an interesting struggle over the framing … Continue reading →

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Nov 27 2013

The Limits of the European Public Sphere

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Posted in: Europe, Euroscepticism, Media, Nationalism

By Francisco Seoane Pérez The proverbial distance between European Union institutions and European citizens has been attributed by political leaders and scholars alike to a ‘communications gap’, that is, to the way EU affairs are mediated by the news media, … Continue reading →

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Nov 8 2013

Europe Says “No” to Artur Mas

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Posted in: Europe, Nationalism, Spain

By Víctor Andrés Maldonado Diplomacy has its own codes. It is imperative to know these in detail to avoid being exposed to difficult situations and putting one’s credibility at risk when defending one’s interests. Apparently simple things, such as having … Continue reading →

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Oct 18 2013

A Bandwagon with a Purpose: The independence of Catalonia

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Posted in: Nationalism, Spain

By Mireia Borrell-Porta The recent events in Catalonia have sparked an intense and often constructive discussion on the reasons that underpin Catalonia’s claim for independence, and Europe’s need to seriously discuss the need to regulate ‘internal enlargement’. Yet, the complexity of … Continue reading →

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Sep 30 2013

The independence of Catalonia: jumping on a bandwagon

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Posted in: Europe, Jose Javier Olivas, Nationalism, Spain

By Jose Javier Olivas On 11 September 2013 hundreds of thousands of people formed a human chain to demand the secession of Catalonia from Spain. This well organised and largely peaceful display of patriotic fervour coincided with celebration of Catalonia’s … Continue reading →

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Sep 20 2013

Populism in Greece and why the theory of the two extremes is wrong

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Posted in: Europe, Greece, Nationalism

By Antonis Galanopoulos Populism as a term reappeared in everyday public discourse in Greece with the first protests against the memorandum with IMF, EU and ECB and its concomitant austerity policies. The polarisation at the base of the populism/anti-populism dichotomy … Continue reading →

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Sep 3 2013

Nordic Euroscepticism – An Exception that Disproves the Rule?

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Posted in: Euroscepticism, Finland, Nationalism, Sweden

By Markus Ketola and Johan Nordensvärd Euroscepticism – the range of critical arguments and sentiments against the economic and political project of the European Union – is on the rise across the 27 member states. As next year’s European Parliament elections are nearing, there is … Continue reading →

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Jul 23 2013

Older, anxious and white: why UKIP are the English Tea Party

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Posted in: Euroscepticism, Nationalism, United Kingdom

By Michael Skey   In 2010, when the UK Independence Party, under the increasingly high-profile stewardship of Nigel Farage, began to make some headway in the polls, commentators wondered whether they might turn out to be the British equivalent of … Continue reading →

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Jul 4 2013

L’enfer, c’est les autres: othering in Eurosceptic discourse

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Posted in: Euroscepticism, Nationalism

By Simon Usherwood In recent years, euroscepticism has become an ever-more visible part of the process of European integration, from the decline in public support to the pronouncements of political parties and governments. This scepticism is clearly wide-ranging and diverse, … Continue reading →

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Jun 28 2013

Euroscepticism is rooted in a broader authoritarian worldview that also includes higher levels of nationalism and hostility to ‘outsiders’

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By Erik R. Tillman Since the ratification of the Maastricht Treaty two decades ago, proponents of European integration have faced a dilemma of sorts. Increasingly, public support is necessary for further integration as European issues become more salient in national … Continue reading →

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