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Introduction -- Part I: General aspects of the rule of law and populism in the European Union -- 1. Historical Perspectives on the Democratic Deficit(s) -- 2. Populism and segmentation in contemporary Europe -- 3. Democracy in Europe: Between a Rock and Hard Place -- 4. Populism, human rights, and (un-)civil society -- 5. The Epistemic Vices of Democracies in the Age of Populism -- 6. Too Little, But Not Too Late? Assessing the Role of Sanctions in the EU's Rule of Law Conflict with Poland -- Part II: Political perspectives on populism and the rule of law in key political contexts -- 7. The rule of law as a cornerstone of anti-populism: European institutions, populists, and the people in European Parliament debates -- 8. Democracies Under Pressure in Pandemic Times: The Relationship between State of Emergency and Rule of Law in Angela Merkel and Victor Orbán's Political Communication -- 9. Gender rights and opposition to Populism -- 10. Left populism and the rule of law. Notes based on the Greek and Ecuadorian experiences -- 11. Predictors of populism and anti-populism in France and Poland: A comparative analysis -- Part III: Legal Perspectives on the Rule of Law in the European Union and Threats Posed by its Violation -- 12. The Principle of Legality as a Pillar of the EU's Rule of Law: Bridging the Gap Between International and National Law -- 13. Conditional or sustainable? The rule of law and judiciary reforms in the Western Balkans -- 14. EU social policy, social partners, and the rule of law -- 15. Climate change litigation and the rule of law in the European Union -- 16. The EU Sustainable corporate governance initiative and the rule of law -- Conclusions. .

Successive EU treaties may have instituted a common framework for fighting racial discrimination and intolerance across Europe, but it is a framework that masks the significant differences that arise as a result of national context: for example, pre-existing national anti-racist policies and legislation; the degree of success, character and development of anti-racist movements as well as the political, socio-economic and cultural context in which these policies and movements arise. The aim of this book is to provide an understanding of these different national contexts by exploring the nature of anti-racist movements in six different EU member states and their relationship to political institutions and policy-making, while also reflecting on the impact of the new European sphere of decision-making. Drawing on extensive primary research involving interviews with movement and policy actors at the national and EU level, the book sheds light on the nature of racism and responses to it across Europe, analysing the impact of Europeanisation of policy-making on the sector, and exploring north-south and east-west differences and patterns of convergence.

This book examines the controversial success of the new Italian Right, exploring its implications for the Italian democratic system and assessing how the social and political peculiarities of Italy have allowed such groups to prosper.

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- The Impact of Populism on the European Union: 'The People' and the Brussels Bubble -- Tracing the Roots of Populism and the EU -- The EU Institutions Facing the Populist Challenge -- Populist Forces and Civil Society -- Bridging the Theory/practice Divide: The Structure of the Book -- Bibliography -- The European Union Facing the Populist Wave -- The Populist-Eurosceptic Mix: Conceptual Distinctions, Ideational Linkages and Internal Differentiation -- Introduction -- Populism and Euroscepticism: Two Distinct Concepts -- Populism -- Euroscepticism -- Linkage Nodes: The Ideational Sources of the Populist-Euroscepticism Mix -- Internal Differentiation: Left-Wing vs. Right-Wing Variants of Populist Euroscepticism -- Conclusions -- References -- Populism and European Institutions: A Historical Perspective -- The European Project: An Introduction -- The First Phases of the European Project -- A New Start of the European Project and Its First Cleavage with European Citizens -- The Enlarged Political Arena of the European Project -- The Emergence of Populism in the European Union -- The Great Recession and Its Effects on Rising Populism -- The First Reaction of the European Union and the annus horribilis -- The Last Reaction of the European Union: A Conclusion -- References -- The Impact of Populism on European Institutions -- The Discursive Construction of Migration and Democracy in the European Parliament: A Model of Reciprocal Influence Between Populists and Non-populists Through Polarization and Fragmentation -- Introduction -- Methodology -- European Parliament Debates and Populism: What Are the Most Contested Issues? -- Polarization: Reinforcing the Blocs, Increasing the Distance -- Fragmentation: Eroding the Blocs, Decreasing the Distance -- Conclusions.