Populism and extremism: the immediate political
challenges to Europeanism
Corbet, ShaenORCID: 0000-0001-7430-7417 and Larkin, CharlesORCID: 0000-0002-0352-2504
(2018)
Populism and extremism: the immediate political
challenges to Europeanism.
Geoforum, 102
.
pp. 218-221.
ISSN 0016-7185
In the midst of the banking and economic crises that evolved most aggressively
within the peripheral European states, the European Central Bank proceeded to
overcome their rigid approach to monetary policy as the Eurozone edged closer towards economic collapse. The financial crises have now been closely followed by a
political crisis inspired by the dramatic influx of illegal immigration. As a result,
Europe finds itself at a crossroads inspired by political spectrum shifts to the left
and the right, with fear, uncertainty fuelling nationalist revolt across a host of European nations. We must briefly consider explanations for the individual political
spectral-shifts within the European Union, while outlining the growth of populist
movements since the most recent parliamentary elections.
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Article (Published)
Refereed:
Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:
Populism; Anti-austerity; European Union; Financial crisis; Integration