Patterns of opposition in the European Parliament : opposing Europe from the inside? / Benedetta Carlotti.
2021
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Title
Patterns of opposition in the European Parliament : opposing Europe from the inside? / Benedetta Carlotti.
Author
Carlotti, Benedetta.
ISBN
9783030536831 (electronic bk.)
3030536831 (electronic bk.)
3030536823
9783030536824
3030536831 (electronic bk.)
3030536823
9783030536824
Imprint
Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, 2021.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xix, 248 pages) : illustrations (black and white)
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10.1007/978-3-030-53
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JN36
Dewey Decimal Classification
341.242224
Summary
"Practitioners and scholars have stressed the risks posed by the weakening of political legitimacy of the EU vis à vis European citizens. These conclusions are mostly drawn on speculation. This fascinating comparative study uses mixed methods to empirically explore how and when does European opposition emerge. If criticism from European citizens and political parties remains unheard within the European elitist construct, such criticism will transform itself into rejection. With an innovative look at the academic scholarship on Euroscepticism this book fills major gaps and offers important suggestions for both policy makers and academics." --Manuela Caiani, Professor, Scuola Normale Superiore, Florence, Italy Is Euroscepticism still suited to analyze the variegated nature of opposition to the EU? Starting with this question, this book critically reviews Euroscepticism, reconceptualizes it in terms of political opposition and discovers, disentangles and explains patterns of EU-opposition within the European Parliament (EP). Distinguishing between "what the EU does" and "what the EU is", the research elaborates an index of parties' positioning, "measuring" it through the speeches that parties' deliver in the EP. The EP is the "perfect laboratory" where decisions concerning EU-policies are taken and the future EU-trajectories are shaped. Besides delineating a set of guidelines categorizing parties, the book concludes that their positioning varies along two main axes: the pro-anti-EU-system and the pro-anti-EU-establishment. From a normative perspective, the research argues for the growing importance of the "cumulation hypothesis": if criticism remains unheard within the European elitist construct, such criticism will transform itself into rejection. Benedetta Carlotti holds a PhD in Political Science and Sociology from the Scuola Normale Superiore, Florence, Italy. She is currently a Data Analyst in a private company located in Florence where she deepens text analysis methods. Her main research interests concern positioning toward the EU with a special focus on extremist and populist parties. She has engaged in research collaboration with the University of Siena and with the Scuola Normale Superiore. Her work has been published in the Italian Political Science Review, European Political Science Review and Italian Political Science.-- Provided by publisher.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1. EU opposition in the European Parliament: An Introduction
Chapter 2. Euroscepticism as a contested concept, EU opposition as a valid alternative
Chapter 3. Explaining national parties' EU opposition in the European parliament: A framework for the analysis
Chapter 4. Methods, selection of cases, time framework and variables for the analysis
Chapter 5. Opposition to EU policies targets: An analysis
Chapter 6. Landscapes of EU opposition
Chapter 7. Conclusion.
Chapter 2. Euroscepticism as a contested concept, EU opposition as a valid alternative
Chapter 3. Explaining national parties' EU opposition in the European parliament: A framework for the analysis
Chapter 4. Methods, selection of cases, time framework and variables for the analysis
Chapter 5. Opposition to EU policies targets: An analysis
Chapter 6. Landscapes of EU opposition
Chapter 7. Conclusion.