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A superordinate identity reduces bias and facilitates intergroup cooperation. This suggests that getting European Union (EU) citizens to identify with Europe will decrease outgroup hostility. Is European identity thus a superordinate identity? Using Eurobarometer data, I determine which level of identification is the most inclusive for individuals' immigration attitudes. Those who feel European hold more favorable views toward immigrants—an effect that is amplified under conditions of cross-cutting cleavages and where country length of European Union membership is greatest. In contrast, strong national identity is associated with more negative immigration attitudes; regional identity has no effect. A subsequent test confirms that the benefits of identifying with Europe extend most strongly to immigrants of European Union origin, although positive effects are observed toward non-European Union migrants as well.

Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- The EU as an International Negotiator -- Approach -- Case Selection -- Terminology -- Structure of the Book -- References -- Theorising the EU as an International Actor -- International Negotiations as a Two-Level Game with Principals and Agents -- The Negotiator in a Two-Level Game -- Principal-Agent Analysis-Domestic Dynamics -- Strategic Action by the International Negotiator -- Strategic Action by the Principals at the International Level -- Negotiating Context -- Two-Level Game and Principal-Agent Analysis of EU International Negotiations -- The EU Negotiators at the Centre: A Framework for Analysis -- References -- Development Negotiations -- Introduction -- Background -- From Yaoundé to Cotonou -- From Lomé to Cotonou -- The EU Institutional Set-Up: A Principal-Agent Relationship -- Agent Power -- Principal Control -- The College of Commissioners -- The Council of the EU -- The European Parliament -- Case Study-Negotiating the Partnership Agreement with the OACPS -- Preparation Phase -- The EU's Domestic Negotiations at Level Two-Identifying the Win-Set -- International Engagement at Level One -- Negotiation Phase -- The EU's Domestic Negotiations at Level Two -- International Negotiations at Level One -- Ratification Phase -- Conclusion -- References -- Trade Negotiations -- Introduction -- Background -- Entering the Multilateral Trading System -- Towards Bilateralism -- The EU Institutional Set-Up: A Principal-Agent Relationship -- Agent Power -- Principal Control -- The College of Commissioners -- The Council of the EU -- The European Parliament -- Case Study-Negotiating the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with Japan -- Preparation Phase -- The EU's Domestic Negotiations at Level Two-Identifying the Win-Set -- International Engagement at Level One.

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