This timely text provides a concise and readable assessment of the dynamics, character and consequences of opposition to European integration at all levels from elites and governments through parties and the media to voters and grass roots organizations.
CÉCILE LECONTE is Senior Lecturer in Political Science and Head of European Studies Department, Institut d'Etudes Politiques, deLille, France. Her previous book won the Le Monde prize for academic research.
IntroductionWhy Euroscepticism MattersVarieties of EuroscepticismA Geography of EuroscepticismPolitical ElitesNational InstitutionsPopular EuroscepticismThe MediaCivil SocietyUnderstanding EuroscepticismThe Future of Euroscepticism and the Future of the European Union.
'[A] considerable achievement... In ten highly reader-friendly chapters (in which the author demonstrates it is possible for an academic to take a scientific look at a highly complex issue without indulging in obscure jargon), Cecile Leconte gives a very convincing and balanced analysis of Euroscepticism...' - Michel Theys, Agence Europe