Attitudes towards Europe beyond Euroscepticism : supporting the European Union through the crisis
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Attitudes towards Europe beyond Euroscepticism : supporting the European Union through the crisis
(Palgrave pivot)
Palgrave Macmillan, c2016
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Description and Table of Contents
Description
The book addresses the topic of EU legitimacy by exploring the forms, origins and effects of citizens' support to EU institutions. Through examining the wide-ranging levels of support, the authors show how these multi-faceted attitudes cast shade on the outdated, somewhat one-dimensional concept of Euroscepticism. Di Mauro and Memoli not only observe how political issues and the economic crisis affect public opinion, but also demonstrate how national contexts play a crucial role in shaping attitudes towards Europe at any level of support. This volume shows how the lack of accountability in the EU system makes it increasingly vulnerable to the negative effects of economic and societal shocks, and the 'national lens' that we view the EU through influences our voting choices.
Table of Contents
Introduction.- 1. Beyond Euroscepticism: A multidimensional perspective.- 1.1. Citizens and their feelings towards political institutions: a crucial bond.- 1.2. Defining attitudes towards Europe.- 1.3. From Euroscepticism to support for Europe: a multidimensional perspective.- 1.4 Dimensions of Support for Europe: testing the Eastonian framework.- 1.5. Findings and conclusions.- 2. Sources of opposition towards Europe: issue saliency and specific support.- 2.1. Explanatory factors of support and opposition towards Europe.- 2.2. Focusing on specific support for Europe.- 2.3. Issue saliency and specific support: hypotheses of research.- 2.4. Data and Method.- 2.5. Evidences.- 2.6. Remarks adn Theoretical implications.- 3. The impact of "external" shocks on attitudes towards Europe: the current economic crisis.- 3.1. Does the crisis affect support? An open question.- 3.2. Issue saliency, pessimism, and opposition: assessing the relationship.- 3.3. Concern for the economic crisis and opposition towards Europe: testing the relationship.- 3.4. Concern for the economic crisis and voting in European Parliamentary Elections.- Conclusion
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