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1043952
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b798322
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Opposing Europe? : : the comparative party politics of Euroscepticism.\ edited by Aleks Szczerbiak and Paul Taggart.
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Oxford ;New York :: Oxford University Press,, 2008.
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1 online resource (1 volume) :: illustrations
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0191531626
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: 1281925381
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: 1435673565
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: 9780191531620
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: 9781281925381
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: 9781435673564
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0199258309
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9780199258307
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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| Contents
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List of Figures; List of Tables; Contributors; 1. Introduction: Opposing Europe? The Politics of Euroscepticism in Europe; 2. The Limits of Party-Based Euroscepticism in Germany; 3. Euroscepticism in France, 1992-2002; 4. Euroscepticism in Italy; 5. Hard but Hardly Relevant: Party-Based Euroscepticism in Belgium; 6. Euroscepticism in the British Party System: 'A Source of Fascination, Perplexity, and Sometimes Frustration'; 7. Shades of Green: Euroscepticism in Irish Political Parties; 8. Euroscepticism and Political Parties in Spain; 9. Euroscepticism in Denmark
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10. The Difficult Task of Opposing Europe: The Finnish Party Politics of Euroscepticism11. Softer but Strong: Euroscepticism and Party Politics in Sweden; 12. Euroscepticism in Austrian Political Parties: Ideologically Rooted or Strategically Motivated?; 13. Opposing Europe or Problematizing Europe? Euroscepticism and 'Eurorealism' in the Polish Party System; 14. Embracing Europe, Opposing EU-rope? Party-based Euroscepticism in the Czech Republic; 15. Euroscepticism in the Hungarian Party System: Voices from the Wilderness?; 16. The Slovak Republic: Eurosceptics and Phoney Europhiles
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17. Emerging Party-based Euroscepticism in Estonia18. Euroscepticism and Slovenian Political Parties: A Case of Weak Party-based Euroscepticism; 19. The European Question and the Norwegian Party System since 1961: The Freezing of a Modern Cleavage or Contingent Opposition?; 20. Conclusion: Opposing Europe? Three Patterns of Party Competition over Europe; References; Index
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The project of European integration now spans Europe, but in becoming bigger and broader the European Union has brought on itself significant criticism. As the EU becomes deeper, wider, and more ambitious, so opposition and scepticism become more prominent for citizens and more problematic for elites. Concerns about a 'democratic deficit' and the distance between European elites and publics have come to be a common feature of European politics. As a consequence Euroscepticism has become a part of the terrain of conflict between political parties across Europe. Opposing Europe? provides the first comprehensive review of party-based Euroscepticism across the breadth of contemporary Europe, and the first in-depth comparative academic study of Euroscepticism. This, the first of two volumes, is made up of chapters that map, describe, and analyse Euroscepticism in the party systems of a range of countries and the European Parliament. Each is written to a common frame of reference that differentiates 'hard' and 'soft' Euroscepticism. The volume looks across Europe and includes EU member states and candidate and non-member states in order to draw out comparative lessons that relate to the nature of political parties, party systems, and the domestic politics of European integration. Opposing Europe? is a groundbreaking, 'state of the art' book that provides a definitive review of a key issue in European politics. It is also one of the few attempts to integrate the fields of EU studies with both West European and East European studies in order to draw lessons about the way in which the EU interacts with domestic politics in both member and non-member states. Examining the way that parties position themselves and compete on the European issue provides powerful lessons for the trajectory of the European integration project more generally and on the prospects for the emergence of a European political system and polity.
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European Union-- Membership.
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European Union.
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Political campaigns-- European Union countries.
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Political parties-- European Union countries.
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Membership requirements.
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Political campaigns.
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Political parties.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Process-- Political Parties.
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Politics and government
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European Union countries, Politics and government.
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European Union countries.
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| Dewey Classification
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324.2094
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JN30.O67eb vol. 1
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| Added Entry
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Szczerbiak, Aleks.
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Taggart, Paul A.
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