Van der Veer, Harmen, Otjes, Simon, (2016), “Can only Eurosceptics oppose austerity? How divisions over integration have replaced the left/right divide in the European Parliament”, LSE blogs/Europpblog, 12 April
How do economic platforms interact with support for European integration?Harmen van der Veer and Simon Otjes write that the dynamics within the European Parliament have undergone a shift since the beginning of the Eurozone crisis. Whereas in previous periods the key divide in the Parliament centred on left/right issues, opposition to European integration has now become intertwined with opposition to austerity policies. As such it is now difficult for parties to successfully articulate an anti-austerity platform while also supporting further integration.
Relevant Posts
- Wren-Lewis, Simon, (2016), ” The Financial Crisis, Austerity And The Drift From The Centre”, SocialEurope, 8 April
- Melloni, Nicola, (2015), “Explaining The EU’s Politics Of Austerity”, Social Europe Journal, 17 August