Pre-financial crisis, EU citizens were ‘overlooking’ Europe ignoring it in favour of globalisation, economic flows, and crises of political corruption. Innovative focus group methods allow an analysis of citizens’ reactions, and demonstrate how euroscepticism is a red herring, instead articulating an indifference to and ambivalence about Europe.
Table of Content
Notes on Contributors Preface and Acknowledgements; S.Duchesne, E.Frazer, F.Haegel & V.Van Ingelgom Introduction: Outline of the Book; S.Duchesne, E.Frazer, F.Haegel & V.Van Ingelgom Concepts and Theory: Political Sociology and European Study; S.Duchesne, E.Frazer, F.Haegel & V.Van Ingelgom National Frames: Reactions to a Multi-level World; F.Haegel Social Gap: the Double Meaning of ‘Overlooking’; S.Duchesne When Ambivalence meets Indifference; V.Van Ingelgom Representation and Legitimation; E.Frazer & V.Van Ingelgom Reflections on Design and Implementation; S.Duchesne, E.Frazer, A.P.Frognier, G.Garcia, F.Haegel & V.Van Ingelgom Conclusion: Citizens Talking about Europe; S.Duchesne, E.Frazer, F.Haegel & V.Van Ingelgom Post Script: Searching for the Grail; A.P.Frognier References Appendices Notes
About the author
SOPHIE DUCHESNE is CNRS/ISP Research Director, University of Nanterre, France.
FLORENCE HAEGEL is Research Professor, European Studies Centre, Sciences Po, France.
VIRGINIE VAN INGELGOM is F.R.S. – FNRS Research Fellow, Center for Political Science and Comparative Politics, ISPOLE, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium.
ELIZABETH FRAZER is Fellow and Tutor in Politics, New College Oxford, and Lecturer in Politics, University of Oxford.
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