Subject: Euroscepticism; Western Balkans; determinants; utilitarian expectations; institutional trust; cultural factors
Year: 2020
Type: Article
Title: Predictors of Euroscepticism in six Western Balkan countries
Author: Damjanovski, Ivan
Author: Lavrič, Miran
Author: Naterer, Andrej
Abstract: Based on a combination of national representative surveys and semistructured interviews conducted in six Western Balkan countries, the study represents a pioneering attempt at a systematic, comparative analysis of Euroscepticism in the Western Balkans. By employing a theoretical framework that tests the effects of utilitarian, political and cultural factors, the study identifies and interprets the strongest socio-demographical and attitudinal predictors of Euroscepticism. The study demonstrates that all three theoretical models have some explanatory power regarding Eurosceptical attitudes in the Western Balkans, albeit to different degrees. While utilitarian predictors have limited effects, domestic proxies and especially cultural factors such as traditional values, authoritarian orientations and particularly religious affiliation appear as the strongest predictors of Euroscepticism.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Relation: ‘Inform: Closing the Gap between Formal and Informal Institutions in the Balkans’
Identifier: oai:repository.ukim.mk:20.500.12188/12499
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12188/12499Identifier: 10.1080/14683857.2020.1744091
Identifier: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/14683857.2020.1744091Identifier: 20
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