The dynamics of support: The winners–losers gap in attitudes toward EU membership in post-communist countries

European Political Science Review

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 235-267

  Herzog, Alexander ^a   Tucker, Joshua A ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

European integration; European Union; post communist countries; public opinion formation; referenda

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011457637     PISSN: 17557739     EISSN: 17557747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1755773909990282     Document Type: Article

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