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Political versus Instrumental Euro-scepticism

Mapping Scepticism in European Countries and Regions

Marcel Lubbers

Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands, M.Lubbers{at}maw.ru.nl

Peer Scheepers

Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands, P.Scheepers{at}maw.ru.nl

In this contribution we demonstrate that European citizens distinguish between political and instrumental Euro-scepticism and indicate the extent to which these Euro-sceptic positions are endorsed. Data from 143,367 European citizens in 15 countries and 182 regions show that political Euroscepticism constitutes a cumulative evaluation in each European country. European citizens who are Euro-sceptic on international policies are also Euro-sceptic on joint decisions on immigration policies and sociocultural policies. Moreover, we notice that political Euro-scepticism is modestly correlated with instrumental Euro-scepticism. We explore the extent to which both forms of Euro-scepticism vary between countries and regions and to what extent the percentages of missing values on these measurements affect the degree of Euro-scepticism at the national and regional level. This contribution shows that research on Euro-scepticism to date is skewed by a focus on instrumental Euro-scepticism.

Key Words: Euro-scepticism • geographical variation • missing value analysis • multilevel analysis • policy evaluation

European Union Politics, Vol. 6, No. 2, 223-242 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/1465116505051984
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