Public Opinion, Party Competition, And the European Union in Post-communist Europe

, by Rohrschneider, Robert; Whitefield, Stephen

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ISBN: 9781403975263 | 1403975264
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Copyright: 8/8/2006

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Investigating public and elite skepticism in Eastern Europe towards the European Union, this important book examines how citizens and parties responses to integration has been affected by economic, social, institutional, and historical circumstances. The careful focus on the importance normative and instrumental bases of support and opposition for integration provides great insight.

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List of Tables and Figures	p. vi
Acknowledgments	p. viii
Introduction: A Theoretical Backdrop	p. 1
The Policy Context
European Union Policies toward Accession Countries	p. 19
The Party Context
Party Systems and EU Accession: Euroskepticism in East Europe	p. 43
Party Ideology and European Integration: An East-West Comparison	p. 65
Public Opinion about European Integration
Support Based on Values? Attitudes toward the EU in Eleven Postcommunist Societies	p. 85
The Grass Is Always Greener...: Mass Attitudes toward the European Union in the Czech and Slovak Republics	p. 105
Knocking on Europe's Door: Public Opinion on the EU Accession Referendum in Poland	p. 121
Determinants of Support for EU-Membership in Hungary	p. 145
East of Vienna, South of the Drina: Explaining the Constituencies for Europe in Southeastern Europe	p. 165
Support for the European Union in the Baltic States	p. 187
Attitudes toward European Integration and NATO in Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ukraine	p. 203
Between East and West: Attitudes toward Political and Economic Integration in Russia and Ukraine, 1993-2001	p. 217
Conclusion: The Political Consequences of Postcommunist Accession	p. 241
Notes on Contributors	p. 253
References	p. 259
Index	p. 275
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Public Opinion, Party Competition, And the European Union in Post-communist Europe

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