Public Support for European Integration

Hobolt, Sara B.; Vries, Catherine E. De

doi:10.1146/annurev-polisci-042214-044157

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“…The literature on Euroscepticism outlines three main approaches to explaining variation in support for, and opposition to, European integration: 'utilitarian', 'identity', and 'cue-taking' approaches (see Hobolt and de Vries 2016a). The basic proposition of the utilitarian approach is that since European trade liberalization favours citizens with higher levels of human capital (education and occupational skills) and income, such individuals will be more supportive of European integration (Gabel and Palmer 1995;Gabel 1998;Tucker et al 2002).…”

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The Brexit vote: a divided nation, a divided continent

Hobolt

2016

Journal of European Public Policy

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The outcome of the British referendum on EU membership sent shockwaves through Europe. While Britain is an outlier when it comes to the strength of Euroscepticism, the antiimmigration and anti-establishment sentiments that produced the referendum outcome are gaining strength across Europe. Analysing campaign and survey data, this article shows that the divide between winners and losers of globalization was a key driver of the vote.

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Section: The Brexit Referendum Campaignmentioning

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The Brexit vote: a divided nation, a divided continent

Hobolt

2016

Journal of European Public Policy

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“…While developing our hypotheses, we thus draw upon research on Euroscepticism and anti-immigration sentiment, while at the same time showing where expectations regarding attitudes towards freedom of movement differ. These two strands of literature tend to put forward at least two main contrasting hypotheses regarding the nature of opinion formation, pitting the utilitarian perspective against the affective approach (Hainmueller and Hopkins 2014;Hobolt and De Vries 2016).…”

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Opportunity or threat? Public attitudes towards EU freedom of movement

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Talving

2018

Journal of European Public Policy

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This article examines the effect of individual and contextual variables on preference formation towards European Union (EU) freedom of movement. Our multilevel analyses of Eurobarometer data show that citizens with low levels of human capital and strong feelings of national identity are more likely to oppose intra-EU migration. However, we argue that in order to fully grasp variation in public preferences, we need to consider the domestic context. Utilitarian and affective theories have more explanatory power in richer countries, but in less affluent member states support for free movement is evenly high irrespective of individual dispositions. Our findings have implications for the progress of European integration, especially at a time when the EU is in the process of deciding on a course of action about its future direction.

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“…Hobolt and de Vries (2016) detail three factors that affect support for European integration: economic cost-benefit calculations; values and identity; and the information available to voters. One possible explanation for the referendum outcome can be ruled out immediately.…”

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Brexit: The Economics of International Disintegration

Sampson

2017

Journal of Economic Perspectives

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On June 23, 2016, the United Kingdom held a referendum on its membership in the European Union. Although most of Britain's establishment backed remaining in the EU, 52 percent of voters disagreed and handed a surprise victory to the "leave" campaign. Brexit, as the act of Britain exiting the EU has become known, is likely to occur in early 2019.The period since World War II has been marked by growing economic and cultural globalization and, in Europe, increasing political integration under the auspices of the European Union. Brexit marks a departure from this trend. For the United Kingdom, leaving the EU will mean withdrawing from the EU's supranational political institutions and will lead to the erection of new barriers to the exchange of goods, services, and people with the remaining 27 member states. More broadly, Brexit raises questions about the future stability of the EU and the extent to which further globalization is inevitable.This article discusses the economic consequences of Brexit and the lessons of Brexit for the future of European and global integration. I start by describing the options for post-Brexit relations between the United Kingdom and the European Union and then review studies of the likely economic effects of Brexit. The main conclusion of this literature is that Brexit will make the United Kingdom poorer than it would otherwise have been because it will lead to new barriers to trade and migration between the UK and the European Union. There is considerable uncertainty

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Public Support for European Integration

Cited by 408 publications

References 111 publications

The Brexit vote: a divided nation, a divided continent

The Brexit vote: a divided nation, a divided continent

Opportunity or threat? Public attitudes towards EU freedom of movement

Brexit: The Economics of International Disintegration

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