The Populism-Euroscepticism Nexus: A Discursive Comparative Analysis of Germany and Spain

Cover
Endorsement
Half Title
Series Information
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction: Populism and EU Contestation
	Populism and Euroscepticism
	Theoretical Framework: Power, Discourse, and Europeanization
		The Europeanization Dispositif
	Focus and Research Questions
	Research Design and Analytical Strategy
		Methods and Analytical Strategy
	Structure of the Book
	Notes
	References
1 The Study of Populism and EU Contestation
	Introduction
	The Theoretical Diversity in the Field of Populism Studies
		Thin-ideology Variety
		Political Style and Communication Variety
		The Discourse-Oriented Approach to Populism
	The Analysis of Populism: Ideology Or Discourse?
	Analyzing Form and Content in Populist Discourse
		The Logic of Equivalence and Difference
	How to Study the Construction and Contestation of the EU
		Ideational Approaches and the Constructivist Turn in EU Studies
	Europe’s Crises and the Emergence of “The People”
	EU Contestation at the Domestic Level
		Europeanization and EU Contestation
	Conclusion
	Notes
	References
2 A Discursive Approach to the Populism–Euroscepticism Nexus
	Introduction: Discourse Research in Political Science
	The Concept of Discourse: a Dialogue Between Laclau and Mouffe and Foucault
	Discourse and Context
		Social Practices and the Meso Level Context
		Macro Sociopolitical Context
	The Dispositif Perspective
		Europeanization, Dispositifs, and Discursive Articulations
		Power and Discourse
	Operationalizing Power, Discourse, and Dispositifs of Europeanization
		The Context of the Populism–Euroscepticism Nexus
		How to Capture Power Through Discourse
		Representation
		Problematizations and Argumentation Schemes
	Case Selection and Comparative Discourse Analysis
	Analytical Strategy
		First Stage: Contextual Analysis
		Second Stage: Political Parties and Textual Analysis
		Third Stage: Interpretative Reconstruction and Comparison
	Data and Textual Material
	Conclusion
	Notes
	References
3 Europeanization in Spain
	Introduction: Europe and the Modernization of Spain
	The Modernizing Ethos: Europe 92 in Spain (1986–1996)
		Symbolic Order in the Dispositif of Europeanization/modernization
			Argumentative Schemes and Problematizations
		EU Contestation in the Political Sphere During the Modernization Period
	Neoliberal Europeanization (1996–2004)
		The Neoliberal Dispositif and Its Symbolic Order
			Topoi and Problematizations
		Contesting the Neoliberal Dispositif
	The European Constitution and the Zapatero Government (2004–2008)
		Horizontal Europeanization During the First Zapatero Government
		EU Contestation From 2004 to the Euro Crisis
	The Euro Crisis and Coercive Europeanization in Spain (2008–2014)
		The Austerity Dispositif and the Symbolic Order
	Conclusion
	Notes
	References
4 Podemos: The Populist Rise in Spain
	Introduction
	The Populist Upsurge and the EU (First Stage)
		The Europe of the People Or the Europe of the Elites
	The Blitzkrieg and the “War Electoral Machine”
		The Popular Identity and the Antagonistic Divide
		Europe in Times of Normalization
	Party in Opposition/in Office
		Populism and Institutionalization in Podemos
		Representing Europe in Opposition/in Office
	Conclusion
	Notes
	References
5 Europeanization in Germany
	Introduction: Before Reunification—Germany’s Dependence On Europe
	The Kohl Era: Maastricht and Ordoliberalism (1992–1998)
		Symbolic Order of the Germanization Dispositif (1992–1998)
			Globalization and Migration
			Argumentation Schemes and Problematizations
		EU Contestation in the First Period
	From Germanization to Europeanization (1998–2005)
		The Symbolic Order in Germany Under Schröder Governments
		Globalization and Europe as a “Model of Society”
			Topoi and Problematizations
		EU Contestation During the Schröder Governments
		Merkel and the Euro Crisis (2005–2010)
		The Symbolic Order During the Euro Crisis
		Europe and the Discipline of Austerity
		EU Contestation in Times of Crisis
	Conclusion
	Notes
	References
6 The Emergence of the Radical Right in Germany
	Introduction: the Radical Right in Germany
	The AfD as a Single (EU) Issue Party
		The Populist Appeal of the AfD in Times of Euroscepticism
			Anti-elitist Or Anti-EU?
		The Representation of Europe in the Initial “Eurosceptic Period”
	“Wir Sind Das Volk” and the Populist Moment
		The New Popular Identity of the AfD
		Representations of Europe During the Second Stage
			The South and the Dangerous Other
			Problematizations and Argumentation Schemes
	The AfD as the Main Opposition Party
		The Popular Identity in Opposition
		Representations of Europe During the Third Period
	Conclusion
	Notes
	References
7 Comparison and Conclusions
	Introduction
	Vertical Europeanization and Dispositifs of Europeanization
		Vertical Europeanization in Germany and Spain
		Dispositifs of Europeanization
		Symbolic Orders, Power in Discourse, and Discursive Struggles
			Modernization and Power in Discourse in Spain
	The Populist Response
		The Populist Discourse and Antagonism
		Articulations Between Populism and EU Contestation
		EU Contestation and Power Through Discourse
			Podemos and the Power Through Discourse
			The Power Through Discourse of the AfD
	Implications for the Research On Populism and EU Contestation
		The Articulatory Power of Populism and EU Contestation
		EU Contestation, Discourse, and Power
	Limitations, Future Research, and the Future of the EU
	Note
	References
Appendices
	Appendix A
	Appendix B
	Appendix C
	Appendix D
Index