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Contextual Sources of Euroscepticism in Eastern Central and Western Europe: The Role of Peripheral Regions

  • Linus Paeth,Leipzig University, Germany
  • Lars Vogel,Leipzig University, Germany
Abstract This paper examines how regional contextual factors influence Eurosceptic voting in Eastern Central and Western Europe. It employs a theoretical framework of multidimensional regional periphery and relative deprivation to explore how economic, spatial and demographic factors can generate collective...

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The Regional Economic Foundations of European Identity

Abstract The question of whether there is increasing social integration among EU citizens in Europe as a spill‑over effect of the ongoing process of system integration, as expected by utilitarian perspectives on integration, has been discussed in many contributions so far. In particular, the question...

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