Public opinion EU


The media play a crucial role in informing European citizens about European integration. They form the primary source of information for most citizens and shape both attitudes towards European integration as well as voter behavior during elections.

Research in this area focuses on the representation of the EU in national news media, the impact on attitudes towards integration, and voting behavior during European Parliamentary elections and national referendums on issues of European integration.

A special focus is on Religion, Euroskepticism and the Media (REM) funded by NORFACE and including an international team of scholars (Wouter van der Brug, Michael Minkenberg, Sara Hobolt, Sara Silvestri, Andre Freire, and Malte Hinrichsen)

This research area has been a landmark of research at The Amsterdam School of Communications Research ASCoR for more than a decade. In 2007, the Dutch science foundation (NWO) awarded a VICI grant (a 5 year research grant) to Professor de Vreese to extend this research line. In addition, ASCoR participates in the PIREDEU network studying the 2009 European Parliamentary elections.

Scholars doing work in this domain include:


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