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The origins of Euroscepticism in German-speaking Switzerland
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Abstract This article examines why the electorate in German-speaking Switzerland has consistently opposed joining the European Union. It first shows that the region scores highly on a range of general correlates of negative attitudes towards European integration. However, this is compounded by more idiosyncr... mehr
This article examines why the electorate in German-speaking Switzerland has consistently opposed joining the European Union. It first shows that the region scores highly on a range of general correlates of negative attitudes towards European integration. However, this is compounded by more idiosyncratic factors, above all by the German-speaking Swiss’ peculiar political and cultural position. On the one hand, as Swiss they belong to a state that lacks a single national culture, is defined in civic and institutional rather than cultural terms, and therefore appears more vulnerable in the face of the European Union’s own civic and institutional ambitions. On the other hand, as Swiss-Germans, they belong to a cultural and linguistic region whose cultural boundaries are relatively fragile and lack institutional backup and articulation. Caught in this identitive double bind, the Swiss-German electorate has developed an underlying sense of vulnerability and a desire to limit exposure to the outside world.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
deutschsprachige Schweiz; EU; EU-Beitritt; europäische Integration; öffentliche Meinung
Klassifikation
politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur
Freie Schlagwörter
Euroscepticism
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2004
Seitenangabe
S. 635-656
Zeitschriftentitel
European Journal of Political Research, 43 (2004) 4
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-6765.2004.00168.x
ISSN
1475-6765
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)