The formation of support for the European Union in Central and Eastern Europe; the role of national attitudes as cognitive heuristics. (Studien zur Wahl- und Einstellungsforshung; v.21) by Wagner, Bettina - 2012

Nomos, 2012. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Wagner (U. Darmstadt, Germany) presents her 2010 PhD dissertation in political science at the Johannes Gutenberg University, Germany. In it she analyzes the opinion formation and the attitude structure of Central and Eastern European citizens that underlie support for the European Union. Emphasizing the role of cognitive heuristics, she combines standard research on the European Union with cognitive psychology research in order to construct a new model explaining support for the intern atonal body in the region during the period around the accession of eight Central and Eastern European countries into the European Union in 2004. There is no index. Distributed in the US by ISBS. (2012 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR)