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Right‐Wing Eurosceptic Parties and the Strategic Use of Law
Ist Teil von
Journal of common market studies, 2023-09, Vol.61 (5), p.1125-1142
Ort / Verlag
Oxford: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Erscheinungsjahr
2023
Quelle
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
Beschreibungen/Notizen
Eurosceptic actors often mobilize legal concepts and institutions against European integration. This article makes three contributions to the understanding of this phenomenon. First, it proposes a conceptual definition of the Eurosceptic use of law as part of political strategies, with the aim to make a theoretical contribution to literature in the field. Second, to anchor this idea in the empirical reality, the article exhaustively analyses instances of use of law in the manifestos of medium to large size Eurosceptic parties in national elections, focusing on right wing Eurosceptic parties in the period 2010 to 2021. Third, the article presents some core features of how law is used by the Eurosceptic parties covered by this research at the strategic, conceptual, empirical and political levels, evidencing its widespread utilization and discussing its risks for the process of European integration.