Euroscepticism in the European Parliament: A Study of the Eurosceptic Performance in European Elections (2009-2019)

Mateus Lopes; Lucas  Guimarães

doi:10.24215/23142766e086

Autores/as

Mateus Lopes Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
Lucas Guimarães Universidade de Brasília

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24215/23142766e086

Palabras clave:

Parlamento Europeo, Euroescepticismo, elecciones, grupos políticos, integración, nacionalismo

Resumen

Este trabajo analiza la progresión de los grupos euroescépticos en el Parlamento Europeo entre 2009 y 2019. A través de definiciones preestablecidas del Euroscepticismo como fenómeno político, hacemos un análisis cuantitativo y cualitativo que recopila datos de los resultados oficiales de 3 elecciones legislativas europeas (2009, 2014 y 2019), y luego los interpreta con el auxilio de la producción académica previa sobre los valores y estrategias euroscépticas en las instituciones de la Unión Europea. Como conclusión, buscamos demostrar que el Euroscepticismo es una consecuencia de un contexto mayor, el cual se relaciona a una pérdida gradual de confianza pública en el establecimiento político europeo.

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Biografía del autor/a

Mateus Lopes, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela

Soy natural de Brasilia (Brasil), tengo 24 años y soy graduado en Ciencia Política por la Universidad de Brasilia (UnB). En el momento, soy alumno del máster en Estudios Internacionales de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC), y espero obtener el título en 2020. Mis áreas de mayor interés académico incluyen las política regionales europea y latinoamericana, bien como estudios electorales.

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