Ever closer or ever wider? Public attitudes towards further enlargement and integration in the European Union
Ever closer or ever wider? Public attitudes towards further enlargement and integration in the European Union
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越来越近还是越来越宽？
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2014
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S. Hobolt
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S. Hobolt
欧洲计划的支持者经常把欧盟的进一步扩大描绘成对建立一个更加紧密的联盟进程的补充。然而，欧元区危机凸显了在一个多元化联盟中追求更深层次一体化的风险，并重新引发了关于差异化一体化的辩论。本文探讨了公众对深化和扩大进程的态度是如何相关的，并询问欧洲公民是否认为它们是互补的或相互冲突的。使用多层次的分析欧洲晴雨表的数据，贡献审查的因素-个人和背景-形状的态度扩大和更深的政治一体化在27个成员国。研究结果表明，一体化的“赢家”--欧元区核心国家的高技能个人--最有可能支持深化，但反对进一步扩大，因为担心扩大联盟可能代价高昂。
ABSTRACT Proponents of the European project often portray further enlargement of the European Union as a complement to the process of building an ever closer union. The eurozone crisis, however, has highlighted the risks associated with pursuing deeper integration in a diverse union and reignited the debate on differentiated integration. This contribution examines how public attitudes towards the processes of deepening and broadening are related and asks whether European citizens see them as complementary or conflicting. Using multilevel analysis of Eurobarometer data, the contribution examines the factors – individual and contextual – that shape attitudes towards enlargement and deeper political integration across the 27 member states. The findings suggest that the ‘winners’ of integration – high-skilled individuals in core eurozone countries – are most likely to support deepening, but oppose further enlargement out of fear that an ever wider union might be costly.