How do Europeans see Europe? What principles guide people's approval
or rejection of EU projects? Are they 'Europeans by heart' or
'nice-weather Europeans'? How do citizens perceive the shift from
economic integration to political unification? What are chances and
risks of EU legitimacy?
Angelika Scheuer gives empirical answers in her study of European
legitimacy based on the European Elections Study of 1994. She
demonstrates that publics of the EU-12 display a similar,
well-structured European belief system. This enables comparative
measurement and makes the EU a laboratory for hypothesis testing. The
modelling of legitimacy processes discovers cross-country differences
in the evolution of European legitimacy. Distinct legitimation styles
exist among European publics and call for perceptive attention in
future EU proposals and campaigns.
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