Perceptions of the European Union in New Member States : A Comparative Perspective

ISBN-13: 9780415574907 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 184 str.

Gabriella Ilonszki

Opis

Explores the views of political and economic elites alongside those of the wider population on the European Union based on recent questionnaire surveys conducted across 18 countries.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: A Europe Integrated and United—But Still Diverse?  2. History Matters: Dimensions and Determinants of National Identities among European Populations and Elites  3. Identity and Representation in the Perceptions of Political Elites and Public Opinion: A Comparison between Southern and Post-Communist Central-Eastern Europe  4. Threat Perception and European Identity Building: The Case of Elites in Belgium, Germany, Lithuania and Poland  5. The Nation State and the EU in the Perceptions of Political and Economic Elites: the Case of Serbia in Comparative Perspective  6. Explaining the Attitudes of Parliamentarians towards European Integration in Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia: Party Affiliation, ‘Left–right’ Self-placement or Country Origin?  7. Identity Formation of Elites in Old and New Member States (With a Special Focus on the Czech Elite)  8. Elites’ Pragmatic and Symbolic Views about European Integration  9. National Discontent and EU support in Central and Eastern Europe  

O autorze

Gabriella Ilonszki is Professor of Political Science and Head of the Centre for Elite Studies at Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary.