spotlight europe 2009/05: It's hip to be a euro-critic

Hoffman, Isabell and Brantner, Franziska. (2009) spotlight europe 2009/05: It's hip to be a euro-critic .

Abstract

In the area of European policymaking, established parties are nowadays also confronted with pressure from the left-wing and right-wing fringes of the political spectrum. The fact is that, try as they might, they cannot explain away all the negative results of EU policymaking. Instead of fighting a communications war from their entrenched positions, the supporters of European integration should recognize that there are contradictions in European policies which need to be dealt with frankly on a political level.