Eurosceptic Contagion

Alexandru Filip currently teaches at the Department of Political Science of the Johannes Gutenberg Universitz, Mainz (Germany). Prior, he was a visiting fellow at the Hertie School, Berlin (Germany). He obtained his doctorate at the Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences (BIGSSS) in 2017. He is a scholar of European integration and his main interests lie in the fields of European Union politics, populism and electoral competition.

• Introduction.- Theoretical and Analytical Framework.- The evolution and Trends of Eurosceptic Success.- Do Eurosceptic Parties influence their Party Systems?.- The Circumstances and Dynamics of Eurosceptic Contagion.- Explaining Contagion - Tactical, Ideological, or Geographical Impulses?.- Eurosceptic Contagion and European Elections.- Conclusion and Discussion.