Euroscepticism as anti-centralization: A rational choice institutionalist perspective

European Union Politics

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 131-150

  Hix, Simon ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Euroscepticism; Institutionalism; Public opinion; Rational choice

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947591680     PISSN: 14651165     EISSN: 17412757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1465116507073291     Document Type: Article

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