Euro-barometer 23


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Data collection derived from a series of surveys designed to measure public attitudes toward the European Economic Community and the Common Market. In particular, respondents are asked about the European Currency Unit and their dealings with financial institutions. Attitudes concerning work, travel, social goals, and life satisfaction are also queried. In addition, the respondents' political orientation, outlook for the future, and socioeconomic and demographic characteristics are surveyed.




Eurobarometer


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The 52nd Eurobarometer report sheds light on the state of public opinion towards the European Union (EU) in the Autumn of 1999. The results are more positive than those from the Spring 1999 survey, suggesting that the institutional crisis caused by the resignation of the Santer Commission has not had a long lasting impact on public opinion & that recent developments have helped to lift public faith in the EU. Chapters: Europeans in the year 2000; information about & knowledge of the EU; public opinion towards the EU at the turn of the year 2000; the single currency, the Euro; the European Parliament; & Europeans & languages. Charts, tables, graphs, & technical specifications.




Eurobarometer


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This book traces changes in the social and political orientations of the publics of Britain, France, Italy, Spain, West Germany, Ireland, Denmark, Portugal, Belgium, The Netherlands, Greece and Luxembourg from 1970 to 1988. It charts the persistence of distinctive national outlooks in many domains, alongside the emergence of a European consensus within the framework of an increasingly integrated European Community. Written by leading social scientists from Western Europe and the United States, this book helps chart the future for Europe after 1992.




The European Union


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This book addresses the challenges presented to the EU by an increasingly complex security environment. Through the interdisciplinary approach taken, researchers in economics, law and political science identify a range of problems relating to the multiple security threats that the EU faces, and present new means to address them within their respective fields of expertise. The contributions provide accessible and policy-relevant analyses of crucial challenges to the EU’s ability to function as a political union in the years ahead.







Handbook of Quality of Life in the Enlarged European Union


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This is a comparative handbook and analysis of the social conditions and institutional contexts in the 'new' and 'old' member states of the enlarged EU- 28.




Euro-barometer


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The Search for a European Identity


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Makes the innovative effort of examining the interplay between political identity and legitimacy in the unprecedented but also unfinished development of the European Union into a fully fledged political actor.




Finland in the European Union


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With a focus on governmental institutions, this book explores the ways in which EU membership has altered the balance of power among key political actors. The authors discuss cultural adaptation to integration, as well as examining the views of the elite and voters. The transformation in national identity, sovereignty and neutrality are also examined.




The Changing Politics of European Security


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The Changing Politics of European Security explores the key security challenges confronting Europe, from relations with the US and Russia to the use of military force and the struggle against terrorism. In the future, the authors conclude, European states will act alone, independent of America, on security matters.