Mapping public support for the varieties of differentiated integration

Julian Schüssler; Max Heermann; Dirk Leuffen; Lisanne de Blok; Catherine de Vries

doi:10.1177/14651165221127633

Mapping public support for the varieties of differentiated integration

Julian Schüssler, Max Heermann, Dirk Leuffen, Lisanne de Blok, Catherine de Vries

Department of Political Science

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This article maps and investigates public support for different types of differentiated integration (DI) in the European Union. We examine citizens’ preferences for DI using novel survey data from eight EU member states. The data reveals substantive differences in support for different types of DI. Factor analyses reveal two dimensions that seem to structure citizens’ evaluations of DI. The first dimension relates to the effect of DI on the European integration project, the second concerns the safeguarding of national autonomy. Citizens’ attitudes on this second dimension vary substantively across countries. General EU support is the most important correlate of DI support, correlating positively with the first and negatively with the second dimension. Our results underline that while citizens generally care about the fairness of DI, balancing out their different concerns can be a challenging political task.

Original language	English
Journal	European Union Politics
Volume	24
Issue	1
Pages (from-to)	164-183
Number of pages	20
ISSN	1465-1165
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/14651165221127633
Publication status	Published - Mar 2023

Keywords

Core Europe
differentiated integration
factor analysis
public opinion
two-speed Europe

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