Opposition in the EU Multi-Level Polity: Legal Mobilization against the Data Retention Directive

• In Event: Polarization, cleavages, and dissatisfaction in Europe

Brief Overview

We present the findings of our research project on the alternative, non-parliamentary sites of opposition to policy in the EU, finding that legal mobilization in national courts offers an institutional route for political opposition in the EU.

Authors

• Stefan Thierse, University of Bremen

• Sanja Badanjak, University of edinburgh