
Introduction: Ordinary Talk About Extraordinary Policy -- Understanding Support For European Integration -- Social Interactions And Attitude Formation: The Mechanisms Of Influence -- Empirical Findings On Individual Support For Eu Membership In The Polish Context -- A Look At The Process Of Influence: Leaders, Conversations, And The Diffusion Of Unpopular Views In Larger Communities -- Informal Talks And The Change Of Attitudes On The Eu -- Conclusion: Let's Give Them Something To Talk About.. Elizabeth Radziszewski. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [145]-156) And Index.
This book investigates how interpersonal social networks and informal conversations influence individual public support for European Union integration. Elizabeth Radziszewski, a scholar in political science, utilizes a combination of theoretical frameworks regarding attitude formation and empirical data gathered from the Polish context. The work argues that social interactions serve as a primary mechanism through which citizens process complex political information and adjust their stances on supranational governance.
What You Will Find
Experts identify this work as a focused contribution to the study of political communication and European integration. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which provides a rigorous examination of how micro-level social interactions shape macro-level political outcomes.
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0
Publication Date:
2013-01-01
Publisher:
Routledge,
ISBN-10:
0415643236
ISBN-13:
9780203759400
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