Public opinion and the crisis: the dynamics of support for the euro

Journal of European Public Policy

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 238-256

  Hobolt, Sara B ^a   Wratil, Christopher ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crisis; euro; euroscepticism; identity; public opinion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924528844     PISSN: 13501763     EISSN: 14664429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13501763.2014.994022     Document Type: Article

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