Projecting EU Referendums
- 1 March 2005
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in European Union Politics
- Vol. 6 (1), 59-82
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1465116505049608
Abstract
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).Keywords
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