Bulletin n. 3/2014 | ||
February 2015 | ||
Theißen Kai |
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Krisenperzeption und Unterstützung der Europäischen Union | ||
in Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft , Volume 8, Issue 2 Supplement, November 2014 , 2014 , 79-100 | ||
Abstract This paper focuses on how European citizens perceive the recent debt crisis and the European Union’s crisis performance, and how this perception influences the level of support for the EU. The way in which EU citizens perceive the crisis differs among EU member states. These differences can be explained by economic and fiscal factors. Multi-level analyses illustrate that crisis perceptions influence support for the EU. However, the influence of crisis perceptions should not be exaggerated. Support for the EU also depends on levels of trust in EU institutions as well as on identity issues. | ||