Euroscepticism, Europhobia and Eurocriticism : the radical parties of the right and the left vis-à-vis the European Union / Cesáreo Rodríguez-Aguilera de Prat.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aguilera de Prat, C. R. (Cesáreo R.), author.

Series:

Euroclio

Euroclio, 0944-2294 ; Number 75

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European Union--Public opinion.

European Union.

Political parties--European Union countries.

Political parties.

European Union countries--Politics and government--21st century.

European Union countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (160 p.)

Place of Publication:

Peter Lang International Academic Publishing Group 2013

Brussels, Belgium : P.I.E. Peter Lang, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book analyses in detail the electoral manifestos and programmes presented by twenty-two parties during the European Parliamentary elections in 2009. The research indicates that radical right-wing parties usually have Europhobic impulses, however, radical left-wing parties are, in theory, favourable to European integration, but dispute the direction currently imposed by the EU authorities.

Contents:

""Table of Contents""; ""Prologue""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter I. Euroscepticism: The State of the Issue""; ""1. Definitional problems""; ""2. A new cleavage?""; ""4. Causes of Euroscepticism""; ""5. Social Euroscepticism""; ""6. Political parties and Euroscepticism""; ""7. Ideology and strategy of the radical parties""; ""Chapter II. Background of Parties and their Impact on the 2009 Elections""; ""1. Traditional positions of the parties""; ""2. The elections to the European Parliament of 2009""; ""Chapter III. Election Manifestos and Programmes""; ""The Radical Right""

""1. National sovereignty""""2. Democratic deficit and neoliberalism""; ""3. The balance of radical right parties""; ""The Radical Left""; ""1. The rejection of neoliberal Europe""; ""2. The democratic deficit and national sovereignty""; ""3. The balance of radical left parties""; ""Conclusions""; ""Direct Sources""; ""1. Radical Right""; ""2. Radical Left""; ""Bibliography""; ""Acronyms""; ""1. Acronyms for political formations subject to this research""; ""2. Other acronyms""

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references.

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ISBN:

9783035263473

3035263477

Publisher Number:

10.3726/978-3-0352-6347-3

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access