EU Policy on Counterterrorism: Evidences and Alternatives to Penal Populism Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The ongoing rise of populism across the European Union (EU) has relaunched a lively debate on its implications for democracy and the rule of law. Conversely, there has been little discussion about penal populism; namely, a legislative strategy meant to restore the weakened authority of the State and capable of affecting crime perception and principles of criminalisation. Yet, to what extent does penal populism affect the EU policy-making ...