CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2018
| Author | Kröhnert, Johannes |
|---|---|
| Title | Contagious Euroscepticism: Examining the impact of far-right parties on mainstream party positioning towards European integration in Germany, France and the UK |
| Summary | This thesis examines if and how the rise of far-right parties has influenced the salience and positions of mainstream parties on the issue of European integration. Have they accommodated the far-right’s Eurosceptic positions, or have they reinforced their support for European integration? A content and a textual analysis of German, French and British party manifestos from 2005 to 2017 is conducted to answer this question. The findings suggest that although all mainstream parties have increased the salience of European integration, the direction and intensity of positional shifts varies considerably between them. German parties are the most Europhile and have either shifted towards a more pro-European position or reinforced it over time. French parties are more critical of EU economic integration and have shown very different responses to EU political integration. A clear Eurosceptic shift is visible for British parties only with both mainstream-right and left parties being affected. The results highlight the role of domestic factors for understanding political contestation on the European integration issue. In addition, the thesis contributes to a better theoretical understanding of EU party competition by developing and applying a new model of party-based Euroscepticism. |
| Supervisor | Batory, Agnes; Lindstrom, Nicole |
| Department | School of Public Policy MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2018/kroehnert_johannes.pdf |
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