A 2-day Conference held at IU-Bloomington, April 2-3, 2004
Robert Rohrschneider
Indiana University, Bloomington
Stephen Whitefield,
University of Oxford
The accession of ten countries to the EU in 2004 marks the beginning of a new era for Europe. However, the enlargement may raise new difficulties for the European integration process as is exemplified by the apparent growth of opposition to the EU in several post-communist societies. Yet, there is a surprising dearth of systematic analyses about how citizens evaluate the anticipated accession of their country to the EU, and what explains the rising opposition to the EU. In order to fill this gap in our knowledge, the conference brings together an international group of experts. Conference papers will (1) examine how the EU becomes politicized by parties in post-communist societies; (2) analyze the broad crossnational patterns concerning public opinion about the EU; (3) provide in-depth analyses of citizens' views in several nations.
The conference is made possible by the generous support of the Friedrich-Ebert Foundation and Indiana University, and a contribution from Oxford University.
 Conference Program
Conference White Papers
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