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Domestic transnationalism and the formation of pro-European sentiments

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URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10016/34852
ISSN: 1465-1165
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1465116516633536
UXXI: AR/0000018210
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2016-09
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SAGE Publications
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Increasingly, research on attitudes towards the European project focuses on transnational practices. This article furthers the transnational approach by offering the first systematic analysis of how domestic transnationalism - i.e. transnational practices conducted in the home country - influences the formation of pro-European sentiments. We argue that domestic transnational activities foster recognition of common, transnational interests and identities that support the European integration project. Using a 2013 Eurobarometer, we show the distinct need to pay attention to domestic transnationalism. Individuals engaging in more domestic transnational activities display more pro-European sentiments in four of our five dependent variables. Moreover, the effect of domestic transnationalism is particularly intense among less-educated citizens.
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Attitudes, Domestic transnationalism, Europeanization, Education, Cross-border mobility
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Fernández, J. J., Eigmüller, M., & Börner, S. (2016). Domestic transnationalism and the formation of pro-European sentiments. European Union Politics, 17 (3), pp. 457-481
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