While we can find evidence in the literature of a shift in the discourse of far-right Eurosceptic parties after the 2005 referendum in France and the Netherlands, its effects on the discourse of...Show moreWhile we can find evidence in the literature of a shift in the discourse of far-right Eurosceptic parties after the 2005 referendum in France and the Netherlands, its effects on the discourse of the far-left are largely understudied. This thesis then strives to investigate the impact of the failed Dutch and French referendums on far-left Euroscepticism, and figure out if it can partly explain its rise before the 2008 economic crisis. In the end, we find that far-left Eurosceptic parties have indeed shifted their discourse post-2005, and that the campaign and result of the referendum can account for a part of this shift.Show less
