Euroscepticism in Southern Europe: A Diachronic Perspective
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Susannah, Verney / Verney, Susannah, PUBLISHER: Routledge, ong>Theong> referenda in France and ong>theong> Neong>theong>rlands underlined ong>theong> growing legitimacy problems ong>ofong> ong>theong> ong>Europeanong> Union, by signaling serious public dissatisfaction with ong>theong> current direction ong>ofong> ong>Europeanong> integration. In ong>theong> aftermath ong>ofong> ong>theong> constitutional debacle, an examination ong>ofong> ong>theong> origins, evolution and prospects ong>ofong> opposition to ong>theong> ong>Europeanong> integration project appears particularly timely. As a laboratory for ong>theong> study ong>ofong> attitudes towards ong>Europeanong> integration, Souong>theong>rn Europe ong>ofong>fers a particularly rich range ong>ofong> case studies, including a founder member (Italy), three 'second generation' states (Greece, Spain and Portugal), two recent entrants (Cyprus and Malta) and a negotiating candidate (Turkey). In addition, all seven states have been closely linked to ong>theong> integration project since ong>theong> era ong>ofong> ong>theong> ong>Europeanong> Community, with four members ong>ofong> this group being ong>theong> first states to sign Association Agreements with ong>theong> ong>Europeanong> Community in ong>theong> s and s. Souong>theong>rn Europe also covers ong>theong> spectrum in terms ong>ofong> size, including large, medium and small states. ong>Theong> volume traces ong>theong> evolution ong>ofong> euroscepticism in each South ong>Europeanong> country, assessing its significance and highlighting both continuity and change. Covering both eliteparty and popular euroscepticism, ong>theong> volume illuminates ong>theong> factors which have shaped opposition to integration and ong>theong> form and content which it has assumed in each country. This book was published as a special issue ong>ofong> South ong>Europeanong> Society & Politics.