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This title explains how voters decide in referendums on European integration. It presents a comprehensive theoretical framework for understanding voting behaviour in referendums and a thorough comparative analysis of EU referendums from 1972 to 2008.
pt. I. The Theoretical Framework -- 1. Introduction: Referendums in a European Context -- 2. A Theory of Referendum Behaviour -- pt. II. A Comparative Study of Referendum Behaviour -- 3. A Comparative Analysis of Voting Behaviour -- 4. Campaign Effects in Referendums -- 5. Framing Effects in Referendums: Experimental Evidence -- pt. III. Case Studies -- 6. Voter Competence: What do Voters Need to Know? -- 7. From No to Yes: The Danish and Irish Referendums on the Maastricht and Nice Treaties -- 8. Campaign Dynamics in the Referendums on the European Constitution -- pt. IV. Conclusions and Implications -- 9. Lessons and Future Challenges -- Appendix 1. List of Data Sources -- Appendix 2. Descriptive Statistics.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-270) and index.
Europe in question : referendums on European integration
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009