Environmental, entrepreneurial, and identity-based drivers of civic attitude and citizen involvement: an exploratory analysis among EU students

Andreia Gabriela Andrei (), Katarina Chomova (), Zuzana Kittova (), Paulina Krnacova (), Zaneta Lacova (), Juliana Vassileva () and Ghislaine Pellat ()
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Andreia Gabriela Andrei: Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania
Katarina Chomova: Bratislava University of Economics and Business, Slovakia
Zuzana Kittova: Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia
Paulina Krnacova: Bratislava University of Economics and Business, Slovakia
Zaneta Lacova: Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia
Juliana Vassileva: New Bulgarian University, Sofia, Bulgaria
Ghislaine Pellat: Grenoble Alpes University, France

Eastern Journal of European Studies, 2025, vol. 16(02), 98-124

Abstract: This paper advances a conceptual model examining five key dimensions aligned with current EU priorities: sense of belonging to a European identity, entrepreneurial spirit, environmental responsibility, civic attitude, and citizen involvement. Employing partial least squares structural equation modeling, the study tests the proposed model using empirical data from 679 student observations across four EU member states—Bulgaria, France, Romania, and Slovakia—collected within the Citeuropass Erasmus+ project. Results indicate that the model explains 40.2% of the variance in civic attitude and 31.9% in citizen involvement, highlighting the positive influences of the sense of belonging to a European identity, environmental responsibility, and entrepreneurial spirit on these outcomes. These findings inform ongoing debates on EU priorities by identifying three salient drivers for strengthening civic attitude and citizen involvement. Moreover, the study contributes to the literature by integrating all five dimensions into a unified analytical framework, revealing effects that would otherwise remain undetected.

Keywords: entrepreneurial spirit; environmental responsibility; civic attitude; citizen involvement; European identity; active citizenship (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.47743/ejes-2025-0205

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