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Record Nr.

UNINA9910369929003321

Autore

Bauer Simon

Titolo

Citizens’ Support for the European Union : Empirical Analyses of Political Attitudes and Electoral Behavior During the EU Crisis / / by Simon Bauer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020

ISBN

3-030-16461-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (301 pages)

Collana

Contributions to Political Science, , 2198-7289

Disciplina

341.2422

Soggetti

European Union

Political sociology

Welfare economics

Elections

Comparative politics

European Union Politics

Political Sociology

Social Choice/Welfare Economics/Public Choice/Political Economy

Electoral Politics

Comparative Politics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

The Crises of the European Union and the Persistence of Citizens’ Support -- Conceptualizing Citizens’ Support for the European Union -- The Euro Crisis: Decoding the Multidimensional and Heterogeneous Phenomenon -- Studying EU Support during the Euro Crisis: An Integrated Research Agenda -- Study I: Level and Development of EU Support and its Determinants -- Study II: EU Support during the Euro Crisis (2006-2015) -- Study III: The Citizens’ Stance on Euro Crisis Management -- Study IV: Declining EU Support and Electoral Behaviour in 2009 and 2014 -- Citizens’ Support for the European Union during the Euro Crisis: Between Scylla and Charybdis.

Sommario/riassunto

This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the determinants of EU support between 2006 and 2015, and of electoral behavior during the



European Parliament elections. In light of the Eurozone financial and debt crisis, it also examines how political and economic turbulences have affected EU citizens’ stance on democracy and their support for EU institutions. It explores measures taken in the context of the Euro crisis management and the reactions of EU citizens, in order to shed new light on the determinants and developments of EU support. The author highlights the heterogeneity of the developments between the member states and identifies social, political, and economic facets of the crisis that have changed the ways citizens form their political attitudes towards the EU. The book delivers a profound account of the Euro crisis, integrating approaches from political economy, psychology, sociology, and public opinion research. It will appeal to scholars and anyone interested in learning more about the declining citizen support in the EU and the heterogeneous developments in the member states, which may significantly endanger the long-term existence of the European Union.