Projecting EU Referendums

Claes H. de Vreese and Hajo G. Boomgaarden
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Claes H. de Vreese: Amsterdam School of Communications Research, The Netherlands, C.H.deVreese@uva.nl
Hajo G. Boomgaarden: Amsterdam School of Communications Research, The Netherlands, H.Boomgaarden@uva.nl

European Union Politics, 2005, vol. 6, issue 1, 59-82

Abstract: This study tests competing hypotheses about public support for European integration and projects referendum voting behaviour. It emphasizes anti-immigration sentiments as a key variable for understanding reluctance about integration. Drawing on survey data, it is shown that anti-immigration sentiments, economic considerations and the evaluation of domestic governments are the strongest predictors of both attitudinal support for integration and individuals’ propensity to vote ‘yes’ in a referendum on the enlargement of the European Union (EU).

Keywords: attitudes towards immigrants; public opinion; referendums; support for European integration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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DOI: 10.1177/1465116505049608

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