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In: Journal of common market studies: JCMS, Volume 55, Issue 1, p. 37-53
ISSN: 0021-9886
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In: JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, Volume 55, Issue 1, p. 37-53
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In: European security: ES, Volume 24, Issue 2, p. 167-182
ISSN: 0966-2839
In: European security, Volume 24, Issue 2, p. 167-182
ISSN: 1746-1545
In: Journal of common market studies: JCMS, Volume 52, Issue 3, p. 650-667
ISSN: 1468-5965
What do we know about the relationship between Europe, the European Union and European identity? While national identity is a multifaceted phenomenon, European identity has been linked to the growth of the European Union. This article attempts to analyze some of the attributes of individuals with European identity in central and eastern Europe prior to EU accession by applying existing hypotheses on correlates of European identity. The phenomenon of identification with Europe prior to EU accession provides a window into understanding the identity mechanisms that inform the concept of European identity. The first Eurobarometer surveys measuring European identification in central and eastern accession states reported a puzzling finding: that more people, not less, identified with Europe than in existing EU states. An analysis of the Eurobarometer results provides counter-intuitive comparisons and contrasts between eastern and western Europe and uncovers potential mechanisms illustrating the content of contemporary European identity. Adapted from the source document.
In: Journal of common market studies: JCMS, Volume 52, Issue 3, p. 650-667
ISSN: 0021-9886
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In: JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, Volume 52, Issue 3, p. 650-667
SSRN
In: Journal of common market studies: JCMS, Volume 52, Issue 3, p. 650-667
ISSN: 1468-5965
AbstractWhat do we know about the relationship between Europe, the European Union and European identity? While national identity is a multifaceted phenomenon, European identity has been linked to the growth of the European Union. This article attempts to analyze some of the attributes of individuals with European identity in central and eastern Europe prior to EU accession by applying existing hypotheses on correlates of European identity. The phenomenon of identification with Europe prior to EU accession provides a window into understanding the identity mechanisms that inform the concept of European identity. The first Eurobarometer surveys measuring European identification in central and eastern accession states reported a puzzling finding: that more people, not less, identified with Europe than in existing EU states. An analysis of the Eurobarometer results provides counter‐intuitive comparisons and contrasts between eastern and western Europe and uncovers potential mechanisms illustrating the content of contemporary European identity.
In: APSA 2009 Toronto Meeting Paper
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Working paper
In: European security, Volume 28, Issue 2, p. 153-172
ISSN: 1746-1545
In: European security: ES, Volume 28, Issue 2, p. 153-172
ISSN: 0966-2839
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In: Journal of peace research, Volume 54, Issue 6, p. 791-805
ISSN: 1460-3578
Do considerations that cause military spending increases symmetrically cause spending cuts? Models of military spending that estimate a single effect for major independent variables implicitly assume that this is the case. In reality, the mechanisms that cause military spending increases do not always imply symmetrical cuts, and vice versa. This article examines two considerations widely held to influence military spending: economic growth and international threats. In both cases, there are reasons to suspect asymmetric effects on military spending. While recessions always create pressure for cuts in military spending, which frequently constitutes a substantial share of national budgets, economic growth does not necessarily imply a symmetric need for spending increases. Similarly, while national security policymakers, including the military, are likely to call for spending increases when international threats worsen, they have self-interested reasons to minimize the budgetary implications of declining threats. A cross-national analysis of military spending since World War II shows that economic decline has a larger impact on military spending than economic growth. In regards to international threat, the findings are more complex. There is no evidence that international threat is related to changes in military spending in the short run, and little evidence of a long-run relationship. The threat variables appear to account for cross-sectional variation in military spending but not variation within each state over time. These results suggest military budgets require more time to recover from economic decline than benefit from economic growth as recessions can thus produce long deviations from the equilibrium relationship between the size of the economy and the military budget. This finding in military spending suggests consequences for our understanding of balance of power and power transitions.
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In: Journal of global security studies, Volume 6, Issue 1
ISSN: 2057-3189
World Affairs Online