Abstract

GUIMARAES, Lucas Ribeiro  and  AQUINO, Mateus Lopes. Euroscepticism in the European Parliament: A Study of the Eurosceptic Performance in European Elections (2009-2019). Relac. int. [online]. 2020, vol.29, n.58, pp.19-35. ISSN 2314-2766.  http://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.24215/23142766e086.

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 demon strate that Euroscepticism is a consequence of a greater scenario, which relates to a gradual loss of public trust in the European political establishment.

Keywords : European Parliament; Euroscepticism; elections; political groups; integration; nationalism.

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