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The Formation of Support for the European Union in Central and Eastern Europe: The Role of National Attitudes as Cognitive Heuristics Paperback - 2012

by Wagner; Bettina Wagner


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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. A theoretical model is developed on the basis of findings from research on EU support and cognitive psychology. This model is tested empirically using survey data. The results show that citizens use cognitive heuristics when they are asked to evaluate the EU. They rely on existent attitudes towards their own familiar political system, the nation-state, to form opinions about the EU. (Series: Studies for Election and Image Research / Studien zur Wahl- und Einstellungsforschung - Vol. 21)

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  • Title The Formation of Support for the European Union in Central and Eastern Europe: The Role of National Attitudes as Cognitive Heuristics
  • Author Wagner; Bettina Wagner
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 296
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft
  • Date 2012
  • ISBN 9783832970963 / 3832970967