European populism in the European Union: Results and human rights impacts of the 2019 parliamentary elections

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2020
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Balnaves, Hugo
Burkle, Eduardo : Monteiro
Erkan, Jasmine
Fischer, David
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Global Campus of Human Rights
Abstract
Populism is a problem neither unique nor new to Europe. However, a number of crises within the European Union, such as the ongoing Brexit crisis, the migration crisis, the climate crisis and the rise of illiberal regimes in Eastern Europe, all are adding pressure on EU institutions. The European parliamentary elections of 2019 saw a significant shift in campaigning, results and policy outcomes that were all affected by, inter alia, the aforementioned crises. This article examines the theoretical framework behind right-wing populism and its rise in Europe, and the role European populism has subversively played in the 2019 elections. It examines the outcomes and human rights impacts of the election analysing the effect of right-wing populists on key EU policy areas such as migration and climate change. Key Words: European parliamentary elections; populism; EU institutions; human rights
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European Union, elections, Europe, parliament, populism, human rights, migrations, climatic changes
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H Balnaves, E Monteiro Burkle, J Erkan & D Fischer ‘European populism in the European Union: Results and human rights impacts of the 2019 parliamentary elections’ (2020) 4 Global Campus Human Rights Journal 176-200 http://dx.doi.org/10.25330/598
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