Description du produit
- Catégories: Intégration Européenne
- Editeur: OUP - Oxford University Press
- ISBN: 9780198793380
- Date de publication: 01/02/2018
- Reliure : Relié
- Nombre de page : 272
- Langue: Anglais
Résumé
The European Union (EU) is facing one of the rockiest periods in its
existence. No time in its history has it looked so economically fragile,
so unsecure about how to protect its borders, so divided over how to
tackle the crisis of legitimacy facing its institutions, and so under
assault of Eurosceptic parties. The unprecedented levels of integration
in recent decades have led to increased public contestation, yet at the
same the EU is more reliant on public support for its continued
legitimacy than ever before.
This book examines the role of
public opinion in the European integration process. It develops a novel
theory of public opinion that stresses the deep interconnectedness
between people's views about European and national politics, and
suggests that public opinion cannot simply be characterized as either
Eurosceptic or not, but rather consists of different types. This is
important because these types coincide with fundamentally different
views about the way the EU should be reformed and which policy
priorities should be pursued. These types also have very different
consequences for behaviour in elections and referenda. Euroscepticism is
such a diverse phenomenon because the Eurozone crisis has exacerbated
the structural imbalances within the EU. As the economic and political
fates of member states diverged, people's experiences with and
evaluations of the EU and national political systems also grew further
apart. The heterogeneity in public preferences that this book has
uncovered makes a one-size-fits-all approach to addressing
Euroscepticism unlikely to be successful.
Table des matières
Introduction: Losing Hearts and Minds? Taking Stock of EU Public Opinion
1: What Is the Matter with Europe? The Puzzles of Euroscepticism
Part Two: The Nature of Support and Scepticism
2: In or Out? A Benchmark Theory of Support and Scepticism
3: Kicking Up a Fuss? From Permissive to Responsive Support and Scepticism
Part Three: A Typology of Support and Scepticism
4: A Divided Public? Types of Support and Scepticism
5: Common People? Who Are Supporters and Sceptics and What Do They Want?
Part Four: The Consequences of Support and Scepticism
6: Going Hard or Soft? Party Choice of Supporters and Sceptics
7: Brexit and Beyond: Leave and Remain Preferences of Supporters and Sceptics
Part Five: Public Opinion and The Future of Europe
8: Change or Die? Reform Preferences of Supporters and Sceptics
Conclusion: A Divided Public, a Divided Union: Where Do We Go From Here?