A wider Europe? The view from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine

White, S., Korosteleva, J. and McAllister, I. (2008) A wider Europe? The view from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. Journal of Common Market Studies, 46(2), pp. 219-241. (doi: 10.1111/j.1468-5965.2007.00775.x)

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Abstract

On the evidence of national surveys conducted between 2000 and 2006, there is a declining sense of European self-identity in the three Slavic post-Soviet republics of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. Attitudes towards the European Union and the possibility of membership are broadly supportive, but with a substantial proportion who find it difficult to express a view, and substantial proportions are poorly informed in comparison with the general public in EU member or prospective member countries. Those who are better informed are more likely to favour EU membership and vice versa. Generally, socioeconomic characteristics (except for age and region) are relatively poor predictors of support for EU membership as compared with attitudinal variables. But ‘Europeanness’ should not be seen as a given, and much will depend on whether EU member countries emphasize what is common to east and west or establish ‘new dividing lines’ in place of those of the cold war.

Item Type:Articles
Additional Information:The definitive version is available at www.blackwell-synergy.com
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:White, Professor Stephen
Authors: White, S., Korosteleva, J., and McAllister, I.
Subjects:D History General and Old World > DK Russia. Soviet Union. Former Soviet Republics
J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)
College/School:College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Politics
Journal Name:Journal of Common Market Studies
Publisher:Blackwell Publishing
ISSN:0021-9886
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2008 Blackwell Publishing
First Published:First published in Journal of Common Market Studies 46(2):219-241
Publisher Policy:Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher.

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