Die EU-Volksabstimmungen in Österreich, Finnland, Schweden und Norwegen: Verlauf, Ergebnisse, Motive und Folgen: Die vorliegende vergleichende Studie der EU-Volksabstimmungen 1994 in Österreich, Finnland, Schweden und Norwegen ist das Ergebnis eines Gemeinschaftsprojektes. Eine überarbeitete Fassung dieser Studie erscheint in der Ausgabe 19/2(1995) der Zeitschrift "Integration"

Abstract: This paper analysis the 1994 EU referenda in Austria, Finland, Sweden and Norway in a comparative perspective. It shows that the results were, to some extent at least, related to how pronounced the respective elite consensus was on the necessity or desirability of EU membership. It also sh...

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Link(s) zu Dokument(en):IHS Publikation
Hauptverfasser: Kaiser, Wolfram, Visuri, Pekka, Malmström, Cecilia, Hjelseth, Arve, Listhaug, Ola, Jenssen, Anders Todal
Format: IHS Series NonPeerReviewed
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Institut für Höhere Studien 1995
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract: This paper analysis the 1994 EU referenda in Austria, Finland, Sweden and Norway in a comparative perspective. It shows that the results were, to some extent at least, related to how pronounced the respective elite consensus was on the necessity or desirability of EU membership. It also shows that in all cases the main motivation of the Yes voters was economic. The paper goes on to analyse the regional and social variations in voting patterns. In the concluding chapter some of the medium- and long-term effects of the referenda debates and results on Austrian, Finnish and Swedish government policy within the EU are outlined.;