Review article

RECOGNIZING EUROSCEPTICISM IN CROATIA – STUDY UPON A STUDENT POPULATION

Ines Kersan-Škabić
Daniel Tomić

Abstract

The paper sets out to provide a consise systematic exposition of a rising euroscepticism in Croatia, giving particular attention to sources and conflicts that euroscepticism generate as well as to consequences that can or will occur. Sources of euroscepticism inside the academic youth are analyzed through the survey of student population. Results shows that students’ population are eurosceptical beause of economic cost they expect Croatia will have with the entrance in the EU (fear of poverty and exploitation of national resources, losing sovereignity and bigger emigration pressures). On the other side they also expect some positive influence of EU membership such as better employment possibilities, higher standard of living and more efficient state of law.

Keywords

euroscepticism; integration process; eurorationality; student population; europerspective

Hrčak ID:

48179

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/48179

Publication date:

10.12.2009.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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