20.500.12556/RUL-164770 Politicisation of the European Union in Slovenia in the twenty years of its membership Ever since Slovenia became independent, the European idea has been viewed fondly by the political elite and the public. The absence of any successful Eurosceptic parties has meant the main goals concerning European integration became national projects. Euroscepticism has remained limited, although in more recent years politicisation has steadily grown through political parties’ positions on EU issues. At the same time, the country’s political elite has lost sight of the specific strategy Slovenia should play in the EU. Moreover, alignment with other EU member states has begun to vary depending on the ruling party. After twenty years of membership, this has led to Slovenia being seen as one of the more submissive actors in EU policymaking. In the article, by applying an analytical framework of politicisation, we consider the changing attitudes to the EU in Slovenia through the twenty years of its membership. The central research question is: in which ways have European issues become politicised over the last twenty years in Slovenia? The research question is addressed by considering a chronological approach and analysis of events, participation in European elections and public opinion data. We argue that, as a newer member state, Slovenia politicises European issues to a limited extent. politicisation membership challenges politiziranje članstvo izzivi true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Slovenija; Članek v reviji 2024-11-11 13:29:36 2024-11-11 13:29:48 2024-11-22 14:56:04 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2024 0 0 Str. 331-353 no. 3 Vol. 20 Sep. 2024 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2024-09-01 061.1EU:327(497.4) 1801-3422 10.2478/pce-2024-0015 214498563 https://www.politicsincentraleurope.eu/politicisation-of-the-european-union-in-slovenia-in-the-twenty-years-of-its-membership 1 4841b42a-a028-11ef-b232-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=195437 RAZ_Lajh_Damjan_2024.pdf RAZ_Lajh_Damjan_2024.pdf 1 0283DEC6ADA487A8A4AA759CA504C1C2 7ed233dfe9cd130b876a60a81773cd2263c2520ec92fb40082f925a83b804321 a3df5010-a028-11ef-b232-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=195438 Fakulteta za družbene vede 0 0 0