Editors:
- Provides perspectives on the future of the European project from authors in all the EU Member States, as well as neighbouring European countries and potential applicant nations
- Maps and analyses the nature of Eurosceptic parties and new nationalist tendencies in the different party systems of Europe
- Timed to coincide with strategic vision of new Commission, Council and Parliament, as well as the ongoing Brexit negotiations
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Table of contents (40 chapters)
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Front Matter
About this book
- Martin Selmayr, Head of the European Commission’s representation in Austria
"This book comes at the right time. European integration seems more contested than ever, but is it really? This book answers this question by probing into 40 shades of Euroscepticism, within and beyond the EU Member States. It is a must read for academics and practitioners alike."
- Christine Neuhold, University of Maastricht, The Netherlands
"With this book, the authors offer readers of European politics a treasure trove, with valuable insights into the variety of populist and nationalist forces that oppose mainstream European integration. Faced with such a jumble of eurosceptic parties pursuing narrow and in many cases reactionary agendas, the need for proper federal political parties becomes self-evident. Only then will the diverse interests and aspirations of citizens be given realistic expression at the EU level."
- Andrew Duff, President, The Spinelli Group
This book sheds light on how the increasing prominence of Eurosceptic and nationalist parties is having an impact on the thinking of mainstream parties, their representatives in the European Parliament, and the future of Europe. It is timed to coincide with the strategic vision of Council, Commission, and Parliament, as well as the next phase of Brexit negotiations. The book provides perspectives on the future of the European project from authors in all the EU Member States, as well as neighboring European countries and potential applicant nations. Furthermore, it includes a Foreword by the Vice-president of the European Parliament.
With many Eurosceptic parties now in national government, or winning European elections and thus exerting influence over the national debate, this book maps and analyses the nature and impact of Euroscepticism—and new nationalist tendencies—in the different party systems of Europe.
As national political parties are the gatekeepers of the process of political representation, they play a pivotal role in mobilizing civil society and in setting the political agenda. They shape politics at a national level, but also determine the way in which Europe plays out—or does not play out—as a political issue. Thus, it is from the national capitals that the very future of Europe emerges.
Keywords
- European Union
- European Parliament
- Euroscepticism
- Member states
- Brexit
- populism
- nationalism
- Climate Change
- democracy
- EU enlargement
- EU environment
- EU council
- Eurobarometer
- European integration
- European Parliament Elections 2019
- Foreign policy
- Future of Europe
- identity
- immigration
- national governments
Editors and Affiliations
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University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany
Michael Kaeding
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Webster Vienna Private University, Vienna, Austria
Johannes Pollak
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Austrian Society for European Politics (ÖGfE), Vienna, Austria
Paul Schmidt
About the editors
Johannes Pollak is Rector of and Professor of Political Science at the Webster Vienna Private University, Austria. He is also Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna, and Lecturer at the Universities of Salzburg and Vienna.
Paul Schmidt is Secretary General of the Austrian Society for European Politics in Vienna. Previously, he worked at the Oesterreichische Nationalbank, both in Vienna and at their Representative Office in Brussels at the Permanent Representation of Austria to the European Union.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Euroscepticism and the Future of Europe
Book Subtitle: Views from the Capitals
Editors: Michael Kaeding, Johannes Pollak, Paul Schmidt
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41272-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-41271-5Published: 09 September 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-41272-2Published: 08 September 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XLIII, 174
Number of Illustrations: 5 illustrations in colour
Topics: Popular Science in Political Science and International Relations, Public Policy, European Union Politics, European Politics, Governance and Government