EU support and party choice

European Elections and Domestic Politics: Lessons from the Past and Scenarios for the Future

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 168-188

  Van Der Brug, Wouter ^a   Van Der Eijk, Cees ^b   Franklin, Mark N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c European University Institute   (United States)

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1. Often, failed or near-failed referenda are interpreted as evidence of popular apprehension about (further) European integration. In many of such instances, however, support for or opposition to the national government that was responsible for the topic of the referendum was of greater importance in explaining referendum votes than support for or opposition to further European integration (see, e.g., Franklin, Marsh, and McLaren 1994; Franklin, Marsh, and Wlezien 1994; Franklin, van der Eijk, and Marsh 1995; for a contrary view see Garry, Marsh, and Sinnott 2005). For further discussion about this domestic background see also de Vreese and Semetko (2001, 2002) and Franklin (2002a).