The Eurozone crisis has pushed reform of the European Union (EU) to the forefront
of political debate. How can a Union of 28 states with a population of over half a
billion be reformed to weather future economic crises and political challenges?
Finding an answer to this question is extremely difficult not only because current
reform proposals are so varied, but even more so because we lack insights into the
preferences for reform amongst national elites and publics.
Although EU support
has interested scholars for over three decades now, we virtually
know nothing
about public support for EU reform. Current research
focuses
almost
exclusively
on the causes of support for the current project and fails to provide a sufficient
basis for effective reform decisions. Surely, the feasibility
and sustainability of
EU reform crucially hinges on the support amongst national
publics. eupinions
examines public support for EU reform by developing a theoretical model and
employing cutting-edge data collection techniques. Our findings will aid policy
makers to craft EU reform proposals that can secure widespread public support