The Impact of Populism on European Institutions and Civil Society: Discourses, Practices, and Policies

Chapter 1. Introduction: 'The People' and the Brussels bubble: Populism, democracy, and the EU institutions. (Paolo Cossarini, Carlo Ruzza, Carlo Berti). - Part 1. The European Union Facing the Populist Wave. - Chapter 2. The Populist-Eurosceptic mix: Conceptual distinctions, ideational linkages and internal differentiation. (Emanuele Massetti). - Chapter 3: Populism and European Institutions. A historical perspective. (Roberto Santaniello). - Part 2. The Impact of Populism on the European Institutions. - Chapter 4. The discursive construction of issues in the European Parliament: a model of reciprocal influence between populists and non-populists through polarisation and fragmentation. (Carlo Berti). - Chapter 5. The politicisation of the European Union and the role of the European Parliament: opportunities, risks and limitations. (Markus Warasin). - Chapter 6.The European Parliament's treatment of religion in times of populism. (Alberta Giorgi). - Chapter 7. The European Commission and reactions to the 'populist turn' in anti-discrimination policy. (Carlo Ruzza). - Part 3. The Impact of Populism on the European Civil Society. - Chapter 8. Facing the Threat of Populism: How the European institutions can reconnect with citizens. (Assya Kavrakova). - Chapter 9. Civil society as anti-populism? Countering the populist threat and campaigning for change in the discourse of EU-level CSOs. (Paolo Cossarini). - Chapter 10. The Interaction among Populism, Civil Society Organisations and European Institutions. (Pierluigi Brombo). - Chapter 11. Europeanize to resist: Civil society vs. populism. (Luisa Chiodi). -Chapter 12. Conclusion: Bursting the Brussels bubble: How the impact of populism can be exploited to make the European Union better. (Carlo Berti, Carlo Ruzza, Paolo Cossarini)