Variable Opinions: The Predictability of Support for Unification in European Mass Publics

This article explores the extent to which European citizens are now Euro-ambivalent. Over the past decade, authors have argued that public opinion toward European integration has moved from a permissive consensus to a constraining dissensus. This suggests a clear-cut swing from mostly favorable to m...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Steenbergen, Marco, de Vries, Catherine
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:España
Institución:IE
Repositorio:Repositorio IE
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.ie.edu:20.500.14417/4039
Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1080/15377857.2013.752654
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14417/4039
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15377857.2013.752654
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:59 Ciencia Política::5901 Relaciones internacionales
ODS 16 - Paz, justicia e instituciones sólidas
ODS 10 - Reducción de las desigualdades
ambivalence
EU support
European integration
response variability
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Sumario:This article explores the extent to which European citizens are now Euro-ambivalent. Over the past decade, authors have argued that public opinion toward European integration has moved from a permissive consensus to a constraining dissensus. This suggests a clear-cut swing from mostly favorable to mostly unfavorable attitudes toward European integration. We argue in this article that public opinion toward European integration is not so clear-cut pro or anti. Rather, it is ambivalent. We explore this ambivalence, its antecedents, and its potential implications for voting behavior in European Parliamentary elections using the 2009 European Election Survey.