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Tag Archives: UKIP
Jan 6 2016
To be, or not to be: Europe under siege
Comments Off on To be, or not to be: Europe under siegeBy David Held and Kyle McNally It has been a tough year for Europe. Greece, mass migration and terrorism are among the many factors which have unsettled Europe in a profound way. When the EU is seen to stutter and … Continue reading
Posted by: January 6, 2016
Tagged with: Crisis, EU, Euro crisis, European identity, European Public Sphere, Euroscepticism, immigration, refugees, UKIP
May 18 2015
Eurosceptics at a Junction: Antagonising the EU for the Sake of it is Risky
3 CommentsBy Alessio Colonnelli All right-wing parties seem to dabble in anti-EU rhetoric more or less radically: the EU weakens the prerogatives of their nation-states. Germany’s Christian Democratic Union is a conspicuous exception; it sharply antagonises the further-to-the-right Alternative for Germany, … Continue reading
Posted by: May 18, 2015
Tagged with: Brexit, ECB, Euro, Euroscepticism, UKIP
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
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
Jul 23 2013
Older, anxious and white: why UKIP are the English Tea Party
Comments Off on Older, anxious and white: why UKIP are the English Tea PartyBy 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
Posted by: July 23, 2013
Tagged with: Euroscepticism, UKIP
Jun 5 2013
Belonging and entitlement – Britain’s ‘ethnic majority’ and the rise of UKIP
7 CommentsBy Michael Skey The UK Independence Party’s electoral success is underwritten by dissatisfaction with the major parties in the British political landscape. Michael Skey explores the factors accounting for the popularity of UKIP. He points out that the party’s high … Continue reading
Posted by: June 5, 2013
Tagged with: BNP, Ethnic majority, European Public Sphere, Euroscepticism, Tory, UKIP, UKKippers