Euroscepticisms : the historical roots of a political challenge / edited by Mark Gilbert, Daniele Pasquinucci.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gilbert, Mark, 1961- editor.

Pasquinucci, Daniele, editor.

Series:

European Studies ; 36.

European studies ; Volume 36

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European Union.

European federation--Social aspects.

European federation.

International economic integration.

Politics and government.

Public opinion.

European Union countries--Economic integration.

European Union countries.

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

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands ; Boston : Brill, [2020]

Summary:

Euroscepticism has become a political challenge of imposing size. The belief that the EU would continue, inexorably, to increase its responsibilities, its membership, and its credibility with the electorates of Europe seems like a pipedream. Almost every major European country now has a political party (whether of the left or right) that is openly opposed to the EU’s institutions and core policies. However, a political phenomenon on this scale did not spring up, mushroom-like, overnight. Sentiments, attitudes and political standpoints against the European Union have deep roots in the national histories of the various member states. This book assembles a group of scholars from across Europe to investigate the long-term origins and causes of Euroscepticism in an apposite range of EU countries. Contributors are: Gabriele D'Ottavio, Kira Gartzou-Katsouyanni, Mark Gilbert, Adéla Gjuričová, Simona Guerra, Thorsten Borring Olesen, Daniele Pasquinucci, Emmanuelle Reungoat, Paul Taggart, Antonio Varsori, and Hans Vollaard.

Contents:

Front Matter

Copyright Page

Introduction / Mark Gilbert and Daniele Pasquinucci

Euroscepticism and European Integration: A Historical Appraisal / Antonio Varsori

Exploring the Long-Term and Short-Term Causes of Euroscepticism: The Roots of French Opposition to European Integration / Emmanuelle Reungoat

Beyond Euroscepticism: Italian Criticism of European Integration / Daniele Pasquinucci

Contesting Europe: German Opposition to European Integration in Historical Perspective / Gabriele D’Ottavio

Dutch Europhilia: A Deviation from a Long-standing Eurosceptic Tradition? / Hans Vollaard

The Intellectual Origins of Brexit: Enoch Powell, Douglas Jay and the British Dissenting Tradition / Mark Gilbert

Danish Euroscepticism and Its Changing Faces/Phases, 1945–2018 / Thorsten Borring Olesen

Backdoor Colonialism or Anchor of Modernity? A Short History of Ideas about European Integration within the Greek Left / Kira Gartzou-Katsouyanni

The Historical Roots of Euroscepticism in Poland / Simona Guerra

The Scepticism of a Latecomer: Modern Czech Views of Europe / Adéla Gjuričová

Failing the European Rorschach Test? European Integration and Euroscepticisms / Paul Taggart

Back Matter

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

90-04-42125-4

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004421257 DOI