Perceptions of Europe: a comparative sociology of european attitudes

"This book presents the main findings of a comparative qualitative survey conducted in France, Germany, Italy, and Poland. Ordinary citizens from very different social backgrounds and professions were asked a range of open-ended questions, allowing them to express themselves freely. There have...

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Institution:ETUI-European Trade Union Institute
Format: TEXT
Language:English
Published: Colchester 2011
ECPR Press
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Online Access:https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19137919124919551919-Perceptions-of-europe-a-compar.htm
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Summary:"This book presents the main findings of a comparative qualitative survey conducted in France, Germany, Italy, and Poland. Ordinary citizens from very different social backgrounds and professions were asked a range of open-ended questions, allowing them to express themselves freely. There have been few qualitative surveys on ordinary citizens views of European integration, and none on this scale. The resulting picture is very different from the self-evident assumptions of many current studies on European opinions. The book stresses the great diversity, ambiguity, and complexity of European attitudes. It emphasises the causal impact of formal education, political interest and involvement, individual everyday exposures to ‘European’ realities, and the role of collective national experiences of European integration and national history. "
Physical Description:XII, 272 p.
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