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Putting Brexit into perspective: the effect of the Eurozone and migration crises and Brexit on Euroscepticism in European states

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posted on 2023-06-09, 12:29 authored by Paul TaggartPaul Taggart, Aleks SzczerbiakAleks Szczerbiak
This paper examines the link between recent EU crises and the development of party-based Euroscepticism across Europe. It draws on data from expert surveys with qualitative data to outline the way in which we can empirically see the link between the impacts of the crises in European states, and how far, and in what ways, Euroscepticism has been mobilized by political parties in those states. It identifies four main frames through which the EU is contested in European states which focus on: economic factors, immigration, democracy/sovereignty and national factors. It also shows that there has been a clear difference between the impacts of the different crises. While the Eurozone crisis had a particularly powerful effect in the party systems of those countries most affected by the bailout packages and the migration crisis had a particularly strong effect on party politics in the post-communist states of central Europe, Brexit has had a very limited impact on national party politics, although this may change in the longer-term.

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UK in a Changing Europe: The Impact of the UK?s Referendum on Euroscepticism in Europe; G2089; ESRC-ECONOMIC & SOCIAL RESEARCH COUNCIL; PO:4030006666

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  • Published

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Journal

Journal of European Public Policy

ISSN

1350-1763

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Issue

8

Volume

25

Page range

1194-1214

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  • Politics Publications

Research groups affiliated with

  • Sussex European Institute Publications

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  • Yes

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2018-03-16

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2018-06-05

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2018-03-15

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