European Parliament Elections in the Dutch Press and the Mainstreaming of Euroscepticism:Outsiders Becoming Insiders?

Euroscepticism has become prominent across the European Union, also in countries that were originally seen as pro-integrationist such as the Netherlands. Based on a qualitative analysis of claims in three major Dutch newspapers, I examine the mainstreaming of Euroscepticism in the Netherlands in the context of the 2009, 2014 and 2019 European Parliament elections. Mainstreaming refers to a process in which an idea becomes an integral part of debates in the public sphere. I examine the mainstreaming of Euroscepticism through a two-part analysis that centres around a fourfold typology, which dis... Mehr ...