Citizens’ Support for the European Union

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xviii

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2. The Crises of the European Union and the Persistence of Citizens’ Support

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   Pages 1-9

3. Conceptualizing Citizens’ Support for the European Union

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   Pages 11-96

4. The Euro Crisis: Decoding the Multidimensional and Heterogeneous Phenomenon

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   Pages 97-151

5. Studying EU Support During the Euro Crisis: An Integrated Research Agenda

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   Pages 153-182

6. Study I: Level and Development of EU Support and Its Determinants

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   Pages 183-206

7. Study II: EU Support During the Euro Crisis (2006–2015)

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   Pages 207-238

8. Study III: The Citizens’ Stance on Euro Crisis Management

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   Pages 239-252

9. Study IV: Declining EU Support and Electoral Behaviour in 2009 and 2014

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   Pages 253-274

10. Citizens’ Support for the European Union During the Euro Crisis: Between Scylla and Charybdis

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    Pages 275-287

11. Correction to: Study I: Level and Development of EU Support and Its Determinants

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    Pages C1-C1

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.

• Legitimacy of the EU
• Euro crisis
• Electoral behavior
• European Parliament Elections
• Democratic attitudes towards European integration
• EU crisis management
• EU support
• european union politics

• Schweich, Germany

  Simon Bauer

Simon Bauer is a lecturer and doctoral researcher at the Department of Political Science at the Technical University Darmstadt, Germany. His research interests focus on political psychology, sociology, and political economy.

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