Smekal, Hubert and Havlík, Vratislav (2023) Drivers of domestic politicisation of European issues: explaining low politicisation of differentiated integration in Czechia. Journal of Contemporary European Studies, 31 (3). pp. 979-994. ISSN 1478-2804

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Abstract

This article contributes to the debate on domestic politicisation of EU issues by suggesting hitherto overlooked explanation of (non)politicisation. This paper uses Czechia as an intriguing case in which the mainstream explanations of a low level of domestic politicisation of EU issues do not apply. The Czech case illustrates that, first, even in the context of high public Euroscepticism, EU issues do not necessarily become politicised, particularly so when the public does not consider them to be important. Second, high politicisation does not occur when there is a path dependency of a mismatch between positions of political parties and significant parts of their electorates on EU issues. Finally, the rise of catch-all populist parties prevents a high level of politicisation of EU issues.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	Politicisation; differentiated integration; multi-speed Europe; Czechia; Euroscepticism;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Law
Item ID:	17999
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1080/14782804.2022.2106952
Depositing User:	Hubert Smekal
Date Deposited:	09 Jan 2024 13:17
Journal or Publication Title:	Journal of Contemporary European Studies
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	Publisher
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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