Brits know less about the EU than anyone else

Hix, Simon (2015) Brits know less about the EU than anyone else. LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) Blog (27 Nov 2015). Website.

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How does knowledge about the EU vary between citizens of EU Member States? Using data from Eurobarometer surveys, Simon Hix writes that respondents from the UK perform worse than citizens from any other state when asked factual questions about the EU. However, he notes that while there is a perception that providing more information about the EU to UK citizens would increase support for the country’s EU membership, there is little evidence for this in the survey data, with those displaying high levels of knowledge being just as likely to hold negative views about the EU.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/
Additional Information:	© 2015 The Author(s)
Divisions:	Government
Subjects:	J Political Science > JA Political science (General) J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain
Date Deposited:	27 Mar 2017 09:01
Last Modified:	13 Sep 2024 23:57
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/70833

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