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Right-wing citizens in right-wing countries dislike the EU, but right-wing citizens in left-wing countries support European integration

Garry, John and Tilley, James (2014) Right-wing citizens in right-wing countries dislike the EU, but right-wing citizens in left-wing countries support European integration. LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) Blog (08 Oct 2014). Website.

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Abstract

How does the economic context within a country affect support for the European Union? John Garry and James Tilley present results of a study on the way in which the views of right-wing and left-wing citizens are shaped by the economic context within EU states. The findings show that those with right-wing opinions tend to have lower support for European integration if they already live in a broadly right-wing country; however right-wing citizens in left-wing countries are more supportive of the EU. This offers one explanation for why cooperation between political parties across Europe has proven difficult: even when parties share the same ideological principles, they may have varied views on future integration depending on the economic conditions within their own country.

Item Type: Online resource (Website)
Official URL: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/
Additional Information: © 2014 The Author(s)
Divisions: LSE
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
J Political Science > JC Political theory
J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)
Date Deposited: 30 Mar 2017 13:27
Last Modified: 15 Sep 2023 19:27
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/71729

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