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European integration and the member states : The national case, public opinion, party systems, and the role of electoral systems Brown IV, George Garvin
Abstract
Each of the member states of the European Union has had internal debates over the nature of European integration. The terms of the debate in each of the states have been framed by the visions of Jean Monnet and Charles de Gaulle. Monnet's vision of Europe was that of a federal and politically united continent, de Gaulle's vision of Europe was that of a loosely grouped and non-political Union. The goal of this thesis is to understand why the states have had different degrees of debate over European integration. Chapter I explains how the geographical, historical, economic, and political dimensions of a state can affect public opinion on European integration. A 'Combined Pro and Anti-integrationist Ranking of Member States' is made at the end of the chapter by giving each state one point for each pro-integrationist dimension that applies to it, and by subtracting one point for each anti-integrationist dimension that applies to it. Chapter II tests the ranking made in Chapter I by examining public opinion polls and European Parliament election results. A state that ranks as anti-integrationist in Chapter I is expected to have more anti-integrationist public opinion than the other states, and greater electoral results for its anti-integrationist political parties. It is expected that any exception to this pattern will be explained as the effect of a state's electoral system. Chapter III will complete our study by examining which states seem most likely to develop anti-integrationist political parties in the near future. By comparing the percentage of the public that poll as anti-integrationist to the percentage of the public that votes anti-integrationist, we will be able to make a rough estimate of which state has the capacity to develop anti-integration parties. We expect to find that our preliminary ranking of the member states in Chapter I will be corroborated by the evidence found in the subsequent chapters. These findings will allow us to better understand the current debates in the member states over European integration, and will allow us to suggest possibilities about where the new members of the EU will eventually stand on the integration debate.
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European integration and the member states : The national case, public opinion, party systems, and the role of electoral systems
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University of British Columbia
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1995
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Each of the member states of the European Union has had internal debates over the
nature of European integration. The terms of the debate in each of the states have been
framed by the visions of Jean Monnet and Charles de Gaulle. Monnet's vision of
Europe was that of a federal and politically united continent, de Gaulle's vision of
Europe was that of a loosely grouped and non-political Union. The goal of this thesis is
to understand why the states have had different degrees of debate over European
integration.
Chapter I explains how the geographical, historical, economic, and political
dimensions of a state can affect public opinion on European integration. A 'Combined Pro
and Anti-integrationist Ranking of Member States' is made at the end of the chapter by
giving each state one point for each pro-integrationist dimension that applies to it, and by
subtracting one point for each anti-integrationist dimension that applies to it. Chapter II
tests the ranking made in Chapter I by examining public opinion polls and European
Parliament election results. A state that ranks as anti-integrationist in Chapter I is expected
to have more anti-integrationist public opinion than the other states, and greater electoral
results for its anti-integrationist political parties. It is expected that any exception to this
pattern will be explained as the effect of a state's electoral system. Chapter III will
complete our study by examining which states seem most likely to develop anti-integrationist
political parties in the near future. By comparing the percentage of the public that poll as
anti-integrationist to the percentage of the public that votes anti-integrationist, we will be
able to make a rough estimate of which state has the capacity to develop anti-integration parties.
We expect to find that our preliminary ranking of the member states in Chapter I will
be corroborated by the evidence found in the subsequent chapters. These findings will allow
us to better understand the current debates in the member states over European integration,
and will allow us to suggest possibilities about where the new members of the EU will
eventually stand on the integration debate.
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eng
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2009-02-03
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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use.
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10.14288/1.0086965
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University of British Columbia
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1996-05
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Graduate
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