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- Title
The roots of Euroscepticism: Affective, behavioural and cognitive anti‐EU attitudes in Hungary.
- Authors
Bíró‐Nagy, András; Szászi, Áron József
- Abstract
This paper has put forward a new indicator based on the "ABC‐model" of attitudes designed to capture individual‐level Euroscepticism. We constructed a composite anti‐EU score based on affective, behavioural and cognitive sub‐indices. The study analyses data from a representative, countrywide Hungarian public opinion research. Looking for the drivers of anti‐EU attitudes, we took an integrative approach linking various theories of voting behaviour, Euroscepticism and populism studies. Our research showed that subjective well‐being significantly reduces anti‐EU attitudes. We found some empirical support for the "left behind thesis" in the Hungarian context, as severe economic grievances and fear of losing social status explained anti‐EU attitudes. Authoritarian traits turned out to be a major driver of Euroscepticism in Hungary. We proved that cosmopolitan values reduce affective and cognitive anti‐EU attitudes, but foreign experience and some international ties significantly correlated with anti‐EU stance. We confirmed that being a supporter of the governing Fidesz party and sharing culturally right‐wing political views significantly increase anti‐EU attitudes. We also revealed that partisanship's effect is strengthened by affective polarization and political interest.
- Subjects
HUNGARY; EUROSCEPTICISM; POLARIZATION (Social sciences); PUBLIC opinion polls; COSMOPOLITANISM; ATTITUDE (Psychology); AFFECT (Psychology); AUTHORITARIAN personality
- Publication
Sociology Compass, 2024, Vol 18, Issue 4, p1
- ISSN
1751-9020
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/soc4.13200