| ID | 095282 |
| Title Proper | Contesting Europe |
| Other Title Information | strategies and legacies in Polish political competition |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Vermeersch, Peter |
| Publication | 2010. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This essay explores positions on European integration in the campaigns of a number of mainstream Polish political parties in recent elections. It shows how contestations of the European Union have, to some extent, been driven by strategic considerations related to inter-party competition. In Poland's fluid party landscape, political actors have sometimes relied on Euroscepticism to create seemingly clear lines of division between themselves and their political competitors. Yet these Eurosceptic views interact with, and are therefore also constrained by, certain legacies: ideas on the relationship between Europe and Poland that are already part of the cultural context. |
| `In' analytical Note | Europe-Asia Studies Vol. 62, No. 3; May 2010: p.503 - 522 |
| Journal Source | Europe-Asia Studies Vol. 62, No. 3; May 2010: p.503 - 522 |
| Key Words | Polish Political Competition ; Europe ; European Union ; Poland ; Polish Political Parties |