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

Mateus Lopes; Lucas  Guimarães

doi:10.24215/23142766e086

Authors

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

DOI:

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

Keywords:

European Parliament, Euroscepticism, elections, political groups, integration, nationalism

Abstract

This paper analyses the progression of eurosceptic groups within the European Parliament between 2009 and 2019. Through pre-established definitions of Euroscepticism as a political phenomenon, we conduct a quantitative and qualitative analysis, which gathers data from the official results of 3 European legislative elections (2009, 2014 and 2019), and later interprets them with the aid of previous academic production on eurosceptic values and strategies within the European Union’s institutions. As a conclusion, we seek to demonstrate that Euroscepticism is a consequence of a greater scenario, which relates to a gradual loss of public trust in the European political establishment.

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Author Biography

Mateus Lopes, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela

I am from Brasilia (Brazil), 24 years old, and hold a bachelor's degree in Political Science from the University of Brasilia (UnB). Currently, I am enrolled in the master's program in International Studies of the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), and expect to obtain the title in 2020. My fields of greater academic interest are European and Latin American regional politics, as well as electoral studies.

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