Suchergebnisse

Transnationalism -- Linking transnationalism to citizen orientations towards European integration -- Being and feeling European : the effect of individual transnationalism on EU support and European identity -- The social stratification of individual transnationalism in Europe -- Transactionalist theory under further empirical scrutiny : purpose and scope of interactions -- The Janus face of increased transactions -- Transnational Europhiles, local Eurosceptics

AbstractCurrent research shows that participating in an Erasmus exchange does not strengthen European identity. However, this does not necessarily imply that transnational interactions are ineffective in fostering European identity. Rather, the Erasmus programme misses its mark by addressing university students who are already very likely to feel European. Due to a ceiling effect, their experience abroad cannot make a difference. In contrast, low‐educated individuals who might respond strongly to cross‐border mobility by adopting a European identity hardly participate in educational exchange because they leave school before these programmes take place. Analyses of Eurobarometer survey data support this hypothesis.