Comparative analysis of French and British public opinion on the EU, 1992-2001

Public opinion on European integration has been studied extensively. However, much of the work has been conducted on an aggregate national level or individual level across nations without taking detailed account of the specificities of each member state, even though these distinctive features can be essential to explaining public views. The dissertation offers a comprehensive, comparative analysis of French and British public opinion on the EU from 1992 to 2001, in a period of significant changes brought out by integration. In particular it examines the effects of national and individual utilitarian appraisals on EU support and considers whether attachments to particular socio-economic models structure preferences for EU policy.EThOS - Electronic Theses Online ServiceGBUnited Kingdo