A Sword or a Shield? Globalization, European Integration, and Public Opinion: Questions of Identity in Sixteen European Countries in the Wake of the Financial Crisis

The chapter discusses the relationship between European identity, support for further European integration and attitudes toward gloabalisation. Among the most interesting findings is the fact that even those who are in principle less supportive of European integration when they perceive a serious threat arisiong from gllobalization become more supportive of a common European effort