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BK

1st ed.

Basingstoke : Palgrave, 2006

xiii,214 s. : il.

ISBN 1-4039-9281-9 (váz.)

Palgrave studies in European Union politics

Obsahuje tabulky, grafy, poznámky, rejstřík

Bibliografie na s. 201-208

Integrace evropská - studie

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Contents // List of Tables ix // List of Figures xii // List of Acronyms xiii // 1 Introduction 1 // Development of the modern European state, nation and nationalism 3 // European integration 6 // Why study the public’s opinions toward integration? 8 // Approaches to the study of public opinion toward European integration 12 // The approach of this book: resources, group conflict and symbols 17 // Plan of the book 20 // 2 Opposition to European Integration: the Data 21 // Conceptualisation and measurement 21 // Measuring opposition to (and support for) integration 27 // Summary 30 // 3 ’Rational’ Explanations of Support for European Integration 31 // Egocentric utilitarianism 31 // Perceptions and utilitarianism 38 // Sociotropic utilitarianism 44 // The general utilitarian model 46 // Summary and conclusions 48 // 4 Group Conflict Theory and European Integration 49 // Two related literatures: self-interest and group conflict 49 // Group conflict and opposition to European integration 53 // Measuring group conflict 53 // Group conflict and opposition to European integration: empirical analysis 61 // Conclusion 68 // vii // viii Contents // 5 Symbolic Politics and European Integration: // the Role of National Symbols and Identity 69 // The concept of symbolic politics 69 // Symbolic politics and opposition to European integration 72 // National identity in Europe 74 // Symbols and opposition to European integration: empirical analysis 83 // Conclusion 91 // 6 Precursors to

Group Conflict and Symbolic Threat: // Rationality? 93 // Explaining support for integration: a review 93 // Comparing models 96 // Utilitarianism: a re-examination 101 // Summary and conclusions 109 // 7 Attitudes to Policy-making in the EU 110 // Overview of policy-making in the EU and trends in policy-making preferences 110 // Summary of policy-making in the EU 132 // Explaining the public’s policy-making preferences in the EU 133 // Summary and conclusions 146 // 8 New Member States, Utilitarianism, Perceived Threat // and Opposition to European Integration 156 // Image of EU and support for EU membership 157 // Explaining Euro-enthusiasm and Euro-scepticism 161 // Utilitarianism, perceived threat and attitudes to European integration: empirical analysis 183 // Conclusion 187 // 9 Conclusion 189 // Notes 194 // References 201 // Index 209