Public Opinion and Disunity over EU Integration - Conflict and Cleavage in the Age of Polycrisis

This book explores the origins, characteristics, and impact of public support for the European Union (EU) on the process of EU integration.

List of contents

Introduction: Framing public opinion about the EU within Grand Theories of EU Integration 1. The Dimensions of Support for the EU and its Origins 2. The Evolution of Conflict over the Union: from Support for the EU to Alignment 3. The Politicization Process at the Country Level: The Case of Brexit 4. Informal integration: EU policy-making during crises and the role of the public. Conclusions: Rethinking Transnational Cleavage and Public-Elite Alignment in EU Integration Politicization

About the author

Danilo Di Mauro is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Catania, Italy.
Vincenzo Memoli is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Catania, Italy.

Product details

• Authors: Di Mauro Danilo, Vincenzo Memoli
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 29.08.2025
• EAN: 9781032699271
• ISBN: 978-1-032-69927-1
• No. of pages: 174
• Illustrations: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen, Zeichnungen, schwarz-weiss, Tabellen, schwarz-weiss
• Series: Routledge/UACES Contemporary European Studies
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Political Parties, Europe, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Political structures: democracy, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, EU (European Union), International institutions, EU & European institutions, Political parties and party platforms, Public Opinion & Polls, Public opinion and polls, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Opinion Polling