Public Opinion, Identity, and Democratic Legitimacy in the EU

Abstract

This panel examines the complex relationship between citizens and the European Union, focusing on how identity, territoriality, and policy preferences shape public attitudes toward European integration. Papers investigate experimental evidence on public responses to EU disputes over democratic backsliding, explore the psychological dynamics linking self-identity to acceptance of supranational laws, analyze how territorial identities intersect with immigration and redistribution attitudes to drive pro-EU preferences, and examine status quo bias in shaping future EU–non-EU relations.

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Who Cares About Democracy?: Experiments on Public Opinion Responses to EU Disputes Over Democratic Backsliding	View Paper Details
Self and Sovereign: Exploring the Dynamics That Link Identity in Accepting (Supranational) Laws	View Paper Details
What Drives Pro-EU Preferences? Territorial Identities, Immigration and Redistribution Attitudes	View Paper Details
Status Quo Bias in Future EU—non-EU Relations	View Paper Details
Introducing the EuroManifestoCorpus: a Comprehensive Resource for Analyzing Party Politics' Supply Side in European Elections	View Paper Details