Episode 1: Euroscepticism and Security

Our guests: Prof Jaap de Wilde, chair of International Relations and Security Studies Group at the University of Groningen and Prof Jan van der Harst, chair of History and Theory of European Integration at the University of Groningen.

Topic Description: Support for Eurosceptic political parties continues to rise across Europe. Although in many European countries support for the EU has gone up, Eurosceptic parties are increasingly successful. More than 1 in 3 Europeans now vote for a Eurosceptic party. Today about 30% of Europeans vote for populists and 15% vote for far-right parties. What is Euroscepticism? Is Euroscepticism a security issue?