Dr.  Simon Usherwood - Are eurosceptics winning the argument? - 22 November 2013
Channel: IIEA
Date: 2013-12-03

About the Speech:   
Faced with European elections in May 2014 in which eurosceptics are likely to do better than ever before, and with public opinion across Europe turning away from the EU, this address considered whether the debate on European integration has shifted in favour of the sceptics. By first unpacking the nature and spread of euroscepticism, it is possible to understand how the present situation has been driven by both short- and long-term factors. In so doing, it is also possible to identify the limits to euroscepticism and its impact on the EU, and to consider how a future interaction between pro- and anti-EU sides might work.   

About the Speaker:

   Dr. Simon Usherwood is Senior Lecturer in the University of Surrey's School of Politics. He is a leading British expert on the mobilisation and impact of publics, interest groups and political parties that are opposed to the European integration process. He is a co-founder and coordinator of the UACES Collaborative Research Network on Euroscepticism. He is author of journal articles on various aspects of euroscepticism and on the UK's European policy, as well as the co-author of The European Union: A Very Short Introduction (with John Pinder, Third Edition: 2013).  - See more at: http://www.iiea.com/events/are-eurosceptics-winning-the-argument#sthash.46Qn173c.dpuf