Overview
- Explores the correlation between eurosceptic success and mainstream party behavior.
- Presents the changing circumstances of eurosceptic contagion.
- Examines implications for the future of European integration.
Part of the book series: Springer Series in Electoral Politics (SSEP)
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About this book
Presenting both an indepth empirical investigation of electoral campaigns and the politics of party leaders, as well as applying various theoretical models, the author analyses different eurosceptical trends and circumstances and dynamics of eurosceptic contagion. In particular, he addresses the following questions: Do Europe's mainstream parties maintain their standard discourse and policy positions unaltered, or are they forced to qualify their typical pro-integration stances when eurosceptic challengers are successful at the ballot box? Are some parties or party systems more susceptible to eurosceptic “contagion” than others? These are just some of the timely questions thatare examined by the author.
The book argues that political parties at the ideological center of their party systems use the electoral success of eurosceptic parties as indications of changes in the public’s political preferences. In order to avoid losing voters to these parties, moderate parties will qualify their positions on the issue of EU integration. The author explores these dynamics and discusses their implications for the future of European integration.
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Book Title: Eurosceptic Contagion
Book Subtitle: The Influence of Eurosceptic Parties in West-European Party Systems
Authors: Alexandru Filip
Series Title: Springer Series in Electoral Politics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69036-6
Publisher: Springer 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
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-69035-9Published: 20 March 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-69038-0Published: 20 March 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-69036-6Published: 19 March 2021
Series ISSN: 2524-8103
Series E-ISSN: 2524-8111
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 227
Number of Illustrations: 83 b/w illustrations
Topics: Electoral Politics, European Politics, Comparative Politics