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The Eu Constitution and the British Public: What the Polls Tell Us About the Campaign That Never Was
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Baines, Paul Gill, Mark |
| Copyright Year | 2005 |
| Abstract | In Switzerland and the US, referendums are so ubiquitous that a highly diverse industry has spawned up around them (Bowler et al, 1996). They are now increasingly commonplace in the EU as it enlarges. Up until June 2005, Britons expected to be asked to consent or reject the proposed EU Constitutional Treaty in a national referendum but the French and Dutch no votes in their own referendums in May and June 2005 scuppered this and Britain and other EU countries paused for a period of reflection. The ‘non’ and ‘nee’ votes constituted public defiance of their governments’ appeal to accept the EU Constitution, indicating how far removed the French and Dutch political elites were from the public (see Parker, 2005). But governments are often out of touch, and European leaders are no exception (Watt, 2005). Prime Minister Blair challenged British public opinion with the prosecution of the Iraq War (Baines and Worcester, 2005), as did the Swedish government when encouraging their citizens to accept the Euro (Widfeldt, 2004). In this research note, we consider British public opinion on Europe and the Constitutional Treaty, providing a summary of the referendum process along five key themes as follows: |
| Starting Page | 463 |
| Ending Page | 474 |
| Page Count | 12 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1093/ijpor/edl015 |
| Volume Number | 18 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/bitstream/1826/3118/1/EU%20Constitution%20British%20Public%20What%20the%20Polls%20Tell%202007.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1093/ijpor%2Fedl015 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
