Political Parties and Euroscepticism, 2012 Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics Series

An exploration of what drives party-based Euroscepticism and why some parties are Eurosceptic. This book looks at what makes mainstream opposition parties careful not to appear Eurosceptic and asks whether Euroscepticism is an aberration of politics, an extreme populist ideology, or just politics as usual.

An Introduction Defining Party-Based Euroscepticism: Structure, Processes, and Actors The 'Dark' Side of Democratization from Below Euroscepticism: Old Cleavages or New Strategies The Shadow of the Future The Spectre of Coalitionability Appendix Bibliography Notes

Liubomir K. Topaloff is Senior Assistant Professor of Politics at Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan, and Senior Lecturer at the Global Studies Program, Northeastern University, USA. He is also Associate Research Fellow with the Centre for the Study of Democracy
at Northeastern University, Boston and former head of the Bulgarian Institute of Management and Technology in Sofia, Bulgaria. Previously, he has worked as a journalist and political commentator for the Bulgarian National Radio, Nova TV, and 24-Hours Daily Newspaper.