The macroeconomic factors conditioning the impact of identity on attitudes towards the EU

European Union Politics

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 361-379

  Garry, John ^a   Tilley, James ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

European integration; Eurosceptism; Macroeconomic conditions; National identity; Xenophobia

Indexed keywords

EID: 70249093998     PISSN: 14651165     EISSN: 17412757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1465116509337829     Document Type: Article

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