The Formation of Support for the European Union in Central and Eastern Europe: The Role of National Attitudes as Cognitive Heuristics

by Bettina Wagner

Why do citizens from Central and Eastern Europe support or reject the European Union? It is unlikely that general evaluations of the EU emerge solely from attitudes towards the EU. This is because the EU is a remote and complex political system, especially for citizens from new EU Member States. This book identifies and analyzes the opinion formation process that leads to support for, or rejection of, the EU by Central and Eastern European citizens...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3832970967
• ISBN13: 9783832970963
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft
• Length: 296 Pages