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Projecting EU Referendums

Fear of Immigration and Support for European Integration

Claes H. de Vreese

Amsterdam School of Communications Research, The Netherlands, C.H.deVreese{at}uva.nl

Hajo G. Boomgaarden

Amsterdam School of Communications Research, The Netherlands, H.Boomgaarden{at}uva.nl

This study tests competing hypotheses about public support for European integration and projects referendum voting behaviour. It emphasizes anti-immigration sentiments as a key variable for understanding reluctance about integration. Drawing on survey data, it is shown that anti-immigration sentiments, economic considerations and the evaluation of domestic governments are the strongest predictors of both attitudinal support for integration and individuals’ propensity to vote ‘yes’ in a referendum on the enlargement of the European Union (EU).

Key Words: attitudes towards immigrants • public opinion • referendums • support for European integration

European Union Politics, Vol. 6, No. 1, 59-82 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/1465116505049608
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