How do prospects of EU membership influence support for secession? A survey experiment in Catalonia and Scotland
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- dc.contributor.author Muro, Diego
- dc.contributor.author Vlaskamp, Martijn
- dc.date.accessioned 2020-04-28T08:48:29Z
- dc.date.available 2020-04-28T08:48:29Z
- dc.date.issued 2016
- dc.description.abstract The past years have been eventful for secessionist movements in Europe and in particular in Scotland and Catalonia. Supporters and opponents of secession of both stateless nations considered their prospects for future EU membership as an important part of the campaigns leading to the referendums. The article’s aim is to explore whether international factors influence domestic support for secession. In order to answer this puzzle, an on-line survey experiment (n = 2408) was carried out in Catalonia and Scotland in which respondents were confronted with different scenarios concerning the EU membership of their hypothetical new state (inclusion or exclusion). Contrary to the general perception, the prospects of EU membership had only a limited effect on support for the creation of a sovereign state. Moreover, it was found that the impact was strongly mediated by the participants’ previous degree of nationalism and their attitudes with respect to the EU.
- dc.description.sponsorship This work was supported by the Fritz Thyssen Foundation under Grant No. Az.20.14.0.032.
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- dc.identifier.citation Muro D, Vlaskamp M. How do prospects of EU membership influence support for secession? A survey experiment in Catalonia and Scotland. West European Politics. 2016;39(6):1115-38. DOI: 10.1080/01402382.2016.1149993
- dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2016.1149993
- dc.identifier.issn 0140-2382
- dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/44355
- dc.language.iso eng
- dc.publisher Taylor & Francis
- dc.relation.ispartof West European Politics. 2016;39(6):1115-38
- dc.rights © This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in West European Politics on 2016, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/01402382.2016.1149993
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- dc.subject.keyword Separatism
- dc.subject.keyword Nationalism
- dc.subject.keyword Referendum
- dc.subject.keyword Spain
- dc.subject.keyword UK
- dc.subject.keyword Survey experiment
- dc.title How do prospects of EU membership influence support for secession? A survey experiment in Catalonia and Scotland
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