One union, different futures? Public preferences for the EU's future and their explanations in 10 EU countries

Andreas C Goldberg, Erika J van Elsas and Claes H de Vreese
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Andreas C Goldberg: Amsterdam School of Communication Research, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Erika J van Elsas: Nijmegen School of Management, 6029Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Claes H de Vreese: Amsterdam School of Communication Research, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

European Union Politics, 2021, vol. 22, issue 4, 721-740

Abstract: Most studies of public opinion towards the European Union focus on attitudes regarding the past and present of the European Union. This study fills a gap by addressing attitudes towards the European Union's future. We expand on a recently developed approach measuring preferences for eight concrete future European Union scenarios that represent the ongoing political and public debate, employing original survey data collected in 2019 in 10 European Union countries. We assess cross-national differences in the distribution of future European Union preferences, as well as in citizens’ motivations to prefer different variants of Europe in the future. The findings show citizens’ fine-grained future European Union preferences, which are meaningfully related to common explanations of European Union support. We also find cross-national differences linked to countries’ structural position within the European Union.

Keywords: Comparison; European Union future; European Union support; public opinion; scenario approach (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1177/14651165211034150

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