Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

2014

Publication Title

The European Union Beyond the Crisis: Evolving Governance, Contested Policies, and Disenchanted Publics

Pages

233-248

Publisher Name

Lexington Books

Publisher Location

Lanham

Abstract

The economic and financial crisis has dominated the political agenda of both the European Union and its respective governments for the past several years. The economic effects, from rising unemployment to negligible growth rates, have been widely documented and explored. The political consequences likewise have been examined in terms of the impact on various national elections, especially in Greece and most recently in Germany. One area in need of attention, however, is the extent to which existing theories and models of support for integration are able to capture the public's changing perception of the EU. Drawing on a series of Eurobarometer surveys before and after the crisis began in 2008, we first assess the extent to which support has been affected, as well as our ability to model such support....

Identifier

9781498503471

Comments

Author Posting. © Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 2014. This work is posted here with permission of the publisher Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group for personal use, not for redistribution. All rights reserved. The officially published version appears in The European Union Beyond the Crisis: Evolving Governance, Contested Policies, and Disenchanged Publics, 2014, https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781498503488/The-European-Union-beyond-the-Crisis-Evolving-Governance-Contested-Policies-and-Disenchanted-Publics

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