@article{article_21116, title={Right-wing Populism and the European Union}, journal={Alternatives: Turkish Journal of International Relations}, volume={9}, pages={56–71}, year={2010}, author={Sen, Somdeep}, abstract={<p>Since its inception the European Union has transformed itself from a mere economic partnership <br />to a regional cooperation, supposedly, embodying laws and values ‘universally’ accepted as <br />‘good’. This very character has encouraged the EU to pursue the role of a global actor that not <br />only personifies this ‘value-system’ but also strives at disseminating them into the rest of the <br />world. But, over the years the rise of right-wing populism throughout Europe has threatened to <br />challenge some of the core orientating aspects of this ‘value-system’. While electoral victories <br />have demonstrated their ability to impact the character of the EU within its boundaries, this study <br />wonders what impact the rise of the right-wing populism could have on the European Union as a <br />global actor. </p> <p> <br />Key words: Far-right, Right wing populism, European Union, Global Actor, Foreign Policy </p>}, number={2}, publisher={Yalova Üniversitesi}