Interpreting the Rise in Euroscepticism in the European Elections of 2004. Perrineau, P. Kansai University Review of Law and Politics, no.26, 2005. Place: Japan
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The European elections of June 2004 demonstrated high rates of both abstention & skepticism about the EU project, two clear trends which are worrisome for the European Union. While the "federalist" & "Eurosceptic" perspectives, where the former leans for maximal integration of states while the latter emphasizes the necessity of maintaining full sovereignty, have always been strong currents in an ongoing polemic, the apparent gains of Euroscepticism within the last five years is here taken to be particularly noteworthy. In surveying public opinion polls, the author points out with some degree of surprise that there is no great divide between the northern & southern states of the EU, nor among the richer & less affluent states. However, these findings are countered then with a demographic analysis that demonstrates a clear divide among key populations regarding confidence in the EU. As such Euroscepticism acts as a "symptom of this new world which is in gestation & which excites the lamentation of an old world in decline.". 1 Table, 5 References. C. Brunski
@article{Perrineau2005,
	title = {Interpreting the {Rise} in {Euroscepticism} in the {European} {Elections} of 2004},
	issn = {0388-886X},
	abstract = {The European elections of June 2004 demonstrated high rates of both abstention \& skepticism about the EU project, two clear trends which are worrisome for the European Union. While the "federalist" \& "Eurosceptic" perspectives, where the former leans for maximal integration of states while the latter emphasizes the necessity of maintaining full sovereignty, have always been strong currents in an ongoing polemic, the apparent gains of Euroscepticism within the last five years is here taken to be particularly noteworthy. In surveying public opinion polls, the author points out with some degree of surprise that there is no great divide between the northern \& southern states of the EU, nor among the richer \& less affluent states. However, these findings are countered then with a demographic analysis that demonstrates a clear divide among key populations regarding confidence in the EU. As such Euroscepticism acts as a "symptom of this new world which is in gestation \& which excites the lamentation of an old world in decline.". 1 Table, 5 References. C. Brunski},
	number = {26},
	journal = {Kansai University Review of Law and Politics, no.26},
	author = {Perrineau, Pascal},
	year = {2005},
	note = {Place: Japan},
	keywords = {European Union, Federalism, North and South, Political Attitudes, Regional Development, Trust},
	pages = {29--35},
}

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