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Staying together in times of crisis? The Russian invasion of Ukraine and Europeans’ attitudes towards the EU

Johansson, Eric LU (2023) STVK02 20222
Department of Political Science
Abstract
Are the European people more positive towards the European Union after the Russian
invasion of Ukraine in 2022? In light of an increasingly politicized EU, this thesis
investigates if the citizens of the EU are more or less positive to the idea of the European
Union now afterwards. The study contributes towards research into external shocks on
public opinions, and applies its methodology and thinking on a present – and ongoing –
case. Using Benchmarking theory and the theory of rally-round-the-flag effects, this
thesis investigates how and if euroscepticism levels among EU27 citizens has changed
since the invasion. The study, using a descriptive statistics approach, makes use of
Eurobarometer survey data from before and... (More)
Are the European people more positive towards the European Union after the Russian
invasion of Ukraine in 2022? In light of an increasingly politicized EU, this thesis
investigates if the citizens of the EU are more or less positive to the idea of the European
Union now afterwards. The study contributes towards research into external shocks on
public opinions, and applies its methodology and thinking on a present – and ongoing –
case. Using Benchmarking theory and the theory of rally-round-the-flag effects, this
thesis investigates how and if euroscepticism levels among EU27 citizens has changed
since the invasion. The study, using a descriptive statistics approach, makes use of
Eurobarometer survey data from before and after the Russian invasion and investigates
both support of leaving the EU and support of a common defense and security policy. The
results show a small decrease in euroscepticism overall, especially for general support of
EU membership, thus lending some support to the idea of the invasion having driven the
European people closer to the EU. The effects, however, are limited and differ greatly
among countries and regions, and the same results are not found on the level of policy-specific support for defense and security. (Less)
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author
Johansson, Eric LU
supervisor
organization
course
STVK02 20222
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
external shocks, EU, public opinions, euroscepticism, Russo-Ukrainan War
language
English
id
9105551
date added to LUP
2023-02-22 13:42:47
date last changed
2023-02-22 13:42:47
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  abstract     = {{Are the European people more positive towards the European Union after the Russian 
invasion of Ukraine in 2022? In light of an increasingly politicized EU, this thesis 
investigates if the citizens of the EU are more or less positive to the idea of the European 
Union now afterwards. The study contributes towards research into external shocks on 
public opinions, and applies its methodology and thinking on a present – and ongoing –
case. Using Benchmarking theory and the theory of rally-round-the-flag effects, this 
thesis investigates how and if euroscepticism levels among EU27 citizens has changed 
since the invasion. The study, using a descriptive statistics approach, makes use of 
Eurobarometer survey data from before and after the Russian invasion and investigates 
both support of leaving the EU and support of a common defense and security policy. The 
results show a small decrease in euroscepticism overall, especially for general support of 
EU membership, thus lending some support to the idea of the invasion having driven the 
European people closer to the EU. The effects, however, are limited and differ greatly
among countries and regions, and the same results are not found on the level of policy-specific support for defense and security.}},
  author       = {{Johansson, Eric}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Staying together in times of crisis? The Russian invasion of Ukraine and Europeans’ attitudes towards the EU}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}