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McLaren, Lauren. "A Constitution for Europe? Public Support for a Europe-Wide Constitution" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Hyatt Regency Chicago and the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers, Chicago, IL, Aug 30, 2007 <Not Available>. 2011-06-08 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p210998_index.html>

McLaren, L. M. , 2007-08-30 "A Constitution for Europe? Public Support for a Europe-Wide Constitution" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Hyatt Regency Chicago and the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers, Chicago, IL Online <PDF>. 2011-06-08 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p210998_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Abstract: In 2001, European Union member states established a European Convention for the purpose of drafting a constitutional treaty for the EU member states. The creation of a European constitution was to be both symbolically and substantively important, and implied a further move toward supranational governance in the EU. Public opinion data from EU member states indicate that—despite public rejections of the proposed constitution in France and the Netherlands—majorities in most member states are favorable to the general notion of a Europe-wide constitution. However, opinion is far from consensual. The purpose of this paper, therefore, is to analyze the reasons some Europeans are supportive of such a constitution while others are opposed. The paper also incorporates an analysis of attitudes to the proposed constitution. The paper focuses particularly on the role of identity and institutional trust and distrust in explaining individual-level differences in feelings about the idea of a European constitution. Also incorporated are factors thought to have motivated some of the opposition to the proposed constitution: these include concern about the loss of a particular style of socioeconomic policymaking model, hostility to future enlargement of the EU, and unhappiness with the euro. The conclusion to the paper indicates that the prognosis for a future European Constitution is quite good, despite the behavior of French and Dutch electorates in 2005.

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