UNDER RUSSIAN INFLUENCE? A quantitative study on the effect of euroscepticism on European peripheral parties’ voting behaviour
Journal: Gothenburg University Publications Electronic Archive (Gothenburg University)
Year: 2016

For nearly two decades, Europe was considered a stable and peaceful continent. Following several crises, including the annexation of Crimea and Brexit, the future of European integration is being questioned. Despite being on different sides of the ideological spectrum, European far right and far left political parties have one characteristic in common with each other and Russia: euroscepticism. This thesis aims at examining the effect of euroscepticism on peripheral parties’ voting behaviour in