A response to Populism? European Citizenship as a valid political instrument opposing populist challenges
Year: 2019
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Ideological populism has long made it on the political stages in the European Union and its member states, continuing to gain greater influence.Yet, not everybody is aware of the significant implications populist rule entails for the European society.Particularly the rightwing dimension of populism involves serious malign aspects against the liberal, democratic values and norms, threatening the European concept's fundamentals.Furthermore, researchers and policy makers have been slow to come up with efficient answers addressing the populist phenomenon.This thesis aims to provide an alternative opposition to the populist concept by constructing an ideal type of European citizenship in a theoretical-normative sense, based on a summary of recent, high-quality literature data of a systematic review.Operationalizing European citizenship's characteristic properties against populist beliefs and outlining its constructive and transformative potentials in the fields of rights, duties, participation and identity shows that protection from, as well as objections and opposition towards populism can be identified in a qualified sense, ultimately transforming European citizenship into a possible political instrument, offering tangible approaches to EU policies.
Author: Kolja Kukuk
Language: English
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2951025610