Projecting EU Referendums: fear of immigration and support for European integration

Vreese, Claes H. de; Boomgaarden, Hajo G.

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%T Projecting EU Referendums: fear of immigration and support for European integration
%A Vreese, Claes H. de
%A Boomgaarden, Hajo G.
%J European Union Politics
%N 1
%P 59-82
%V 6
%D 2005
%K attitudes towards immigrants; public opinion; referendums; support for European integration;
%= 2011-06-14T16:22:00Z
%~ http://www.peerproject.eu/
%> https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-228825
%X 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).
%C GBR
%G en
%9 journal article
%W GESIS - http://www.gesis.org
%~ SSOAR - http://www.ssoar.info