The aim of this research was to understand whether and how Eurosceptic parties might influence the EU policies of member states. It took the Netherlands and Hungary as case studies, focusing on the influence of Eurosceptic parties on the migration of those member states. For the Netherlands, the...

Redefi ning the understanding of Euroscepticism. Th e current categorisations of party Euroscepticism are insuffi cient in qualifying the actual positioning of parties regarding the diff erent dimensions of the European Union. A more refi ned approach, looking at a policyspecifi c level, is...

When looking at the influx of migration over the last years, the behaviour of the Netherlands is that of a small state. Where some countries in the EU securitise migration, the Dutch position is one that can partially be explained through its historical emphasis on human rights in its foreign...