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The Meaning of the European Union and Public Support for European Integration

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This paper proposes a cognitive approach that focuses on the cognitive representations that underpin public support for the European Union. Its objectives are threefold: (1) to describe systems of representation associated with support for the EU; (2) to illustrate the importance of less commonly studied representations, such as liberal cosmopolitan representations; and (3) to demonstrate that at the beginning of the 2000s, the EU often represented greater economic prosperity and/or social protection for many Central, Eastern and Southern European countries, although the situation has changed significantly since then. This paper uses Eurobarometer data from 2004 to 2017 as well as multilevel models to examine how cognitive representations of the EU can explain public support for the EU, including variations across countries.

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  • Cyril Jayet, 2020. "The Meaning of the European Union and Public Support for European Integration," Journal of Common Market Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 58(5), pages 1144-1164, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jcmkts:v:58:y:2020:i:5:p:1144-1164
    DOI: 10.1111/jcms.13022
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