Between Economic Utility and Regional Attachment: The EMU and Eastern Enlargement in the Spanish Eye
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Title
Between Economic Utility and Regional Attachment: The EMU and Eastern Enlargement in the Spanish Eye
Description
This paper uses Spain as the case study in furthering understanding of the forces that influence public opinion, specifically as they exist within the contemporary European context. To evaluate this, the focus is on two primary issues: the European Monetary Union (EMU) and the Eastern Enlargement. In order to explore the relationship between opinions towards EU membership, the Euro and support for enlargement, ordinary least squares (OLS) and logistic multivariate regression methods are used to model public opinion development. The argument put forth in this paper is that the formation of public opinion is influenced by both regional dynamics and utilitarian economic considerations. Within this framework, the concept of political symbolism is explored in uncovering the influence of cognitive mobilization, group attachment and cost-benefit factors as they relate to Spanish opinion on widening and deepening of the European Union.
Full text available at: https://doi.org/10.22215/rera.v5i1.203
Full text available at: https://doi.org/10.22215/rera.v5i1.203
Creator
Kislenko, Susanna
Source
Canadian Journal of European and Russian Studies; 2009: RERA V5:1 Fall 2009 (backfile abstracts)
2562-8429
10.22215/cjers.v5i1
Publisher
Centre for European Studies, Carleton University
Date
2009-08-01
Type
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
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Citation
Susanna Kislenko, Between Economic Utility and Regional Attachment: The EMU and Eastern Enlargement in the Spanish Eye, Centre for European Studies, Carleton University, 2009, accessed November 21, 2024, https://igi.indrastra.com/items/show/2742