Jeju Peace Institute

Euroscepticism is a phenomenon against the process of broadening and deepening EU over the last decades. Among the diverse debates, it has been often described as a new picture, namely, ‘the democracy deficit’ in political life since 2008-9 financial crisis d. In this Context, the European Parliament has been shed light on because parliamentary members are directly elected.In this context, this paper firstly overviews theoretical arguments led by exponents on Euroscepticism that have been developed in European countries, and then secondly examines the arrangement of prevailing Eurosceptic groups that are installed in political parties in the Parliament.In particular, this article focuses on how arrangements are newly turned out in the 2014 election and what Eurosceptic groups would like to design the future of Europe. The ideas and activities of Eurosceptic groups could heavily influence on ROK’s external relations with EU in the long run as well as a disposition of European governance in itself while the European Parliament’s role in policy-making will be increasing.

JPI Liaison Scholar; Lecturer at Defense Studies Dept. King’s College London

Major Area: Peace Education, South-North Korea Relations

Major Area: MD Studies, Arms Reduction, Multilateralism

Major Area: Korea-Japan Relations, Security

Major Area: Peace Operations, Security, South-North Korea Relations, Multilateralism

Major Area: Peace Education, South-North Korea Relations

Major Area: Korea-Japan Relations, Security

Major Area: MD Studies, Arms Reduction, Multilateralism ABSTRACT Ⅰ. Is the Missile Defense Defensive or Offensive? Ⅱ. Rogue States’ Threats are Real? Ⅲ. Can it Shoot Down Missiles? Ⅳ. Does it Make the World More Safe or Reduce the Possibility of War Occurring? Ⅴ. Should We have an MD?

Major Area * Sung-Youn Ko – Peace Operations, Security, South-North Korea Relations, Multilateralism * Seong-Woo Yi – Peace Studies, Conflict Resolution, International Cooperation ABSTRACT Ⅰ. Introduction Ⅱ. Literature Review Ⅲ. Theory and Hypotheses Ⅳ. Research Design Ⅴ. Finding and Discussion Ⅵ. Conclusion