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Agreeing in Principle: Utilitarianism and Economic Values as Support for the European Union in Central and Eastern Europe
Author(s) -
LOVELESS MATTHEW
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
jcms: journal of common market studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.54
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1468-5965
pISSN - 0021-9886
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-5965.2010.02088.x
Subject(s) - utilitarianism , european union , perception , political science , inequality , economic inequality , point (geometry) , empirical research , positive economics , economics , development economics , law , psychology , international trade , statistics , mathematical analysis , geometry , mathematics , neuroscience
Using new mass surveys in central and eastern Europe, this article tests utilitarianism and economic values as the bases of support for the European Union. Advancing our understanding, the empirical findings point to increasingly nuanced economic criteria as the perception of social inequality strongly and independently influences EU support.