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Euroscepticism as Anti-Centralization: A Rational Choice Institutionalist Perspective
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Abstract From a rational choice institutionalist perspective, Euroscepticism is little more than a set of preferences by citizens, parties and interest groups about institutional design in Europe. If actors’ expect policy outcomes to move closer to their ideal positions as a result of European integration, t... view more
From a rational choice institutionalist perspective, Euroscepticism is little more than a set of preferences by citizens, parties and interest groups about institutional design in Europe. If actors’ expect policy outcomes to move closer to their ideal positions as a result of European integration, they will be Euro-enthusiastic (as many centrists are). But, if they feel that policies will move further away from their ideal positions, they will be Eurosceptic (as many extremists are). This simple idea has broad historical and geographical relevance, relating to how actors view the design of multilevel polities, and how these institutional preferences change in response to policy outcomes of the central institutions.... view less
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
European Politics
Free Keywords
Euroscepticism; institutionalism; public opinion; rational choice;
Document language
English
Publication Year
2007
Page/Pages
p. 131-150
Journal
European Union Politics, 8 (2007) 1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/1465116507073291
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)