RT Book, Section
T1 Euroscepticism in Spain: A phenomenon of extremes?
A1 Carrazo, Beatriz
A1 González Rojo, Elena
A1 Harguindéguy, Jean-Baptiste
K1 Euroscepticism
K1 European Union
K1 Far right
K1 Far left
K1 Extremes
AB Spanish citizens have traditionally supported the European Union (EU) in times of economic growth. However, this support declined since the imposition of the austerity measures intended to address the 2008 economic crisis. In their investigation on the nature of Euroscepticism, Hooghe, Marks and Wilson demonstrated that far-left and far-right political forces tended to be more Eurosceptic, while moderate parties were generally much more supportive of European integration. Does this model apply to Spain? To answer this question, this chapter analyses the opinions of a representative sample of members of parliament and citizens through a similar survey conducted between November 2018 and January 2019. This study demonstrates that Spain aligns with the Hooghe–Marks–Wilson model only in the case of parliamentarians. Citizens’ Euroscepticism responds to different factors.
PB Palgrave
YR 2021
FD 2021-04-28
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10433/23852
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10433/23852
LA en
NO Carrasco, B., González, E., Harguindéguy, JB. (2021). Euroscepticism in Spain: A Phenomenon of Extremes?. In: Coller, X., Sánchez-Ferrer, L. (eds) Politicians in Hard Times. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.
NO Área de Ciencia Política y de la Administración
DS RIO
RD May 9, 2026