TY  - BOOK
AU  - Fuchs, Dieter
AU  -  Magni-Berton, Raul
AU  -  Roger, Antoine
TI  - Euroscepticism: Images of Europe Among Mass Publics and Political Elites
SN  - 978-3-86649-145-8
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Opladen and Farmington Hills
PB  - Barbara Budrich Publishers
KW  - public opinion
KW  - perception
KW  - Europe
KW  - right wing parties
KW  - European Union
KW  - France
KW  - Germany
KW  - Russia
KW  - Bulgaria
KW  - Romania
KW  - Czech Republic
N2  - For some years now, European citizens and politicians have increasingly sceptical views towards the European Union. The book examines the degree of Euroscepticism in the different member states and detects possible sources for Euroscepticism. On this basis the perspectives for the further development of the European Union can be discussed. The analyses address four main issues. The first issue focuses on the question of a European identity and the relation between European and national identities. The second issue analyses euroscepticism among European citizens. The third issue refers to the construction of euroscepticism in the mass media and the fourth issue draws the connection between euroscepticism and the party systems of different European countries. As a result of these four perspectives, a differentiated view of euroscepticism can be attained and the extent and possible sources for euroscpeticism can be established. In this light, a concluding discussion on the perspectives for the development of the European Union finalises the book. From the Contents: Images of Europe and European Identity Developing Euroscepticism among European citizens The construction of Euroscepticism in the mass media Party-based Euroscepticism Discussion and perspectives
UR  - https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctvbkk081
ER  -