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Opposition to European integration and fear of loss of national identity: Debunking a basic assumption regarding hostility to the integration project

  1. Lauren M. McLaren*

Article first published online: 22 OCT 2004

DOI: 10.1111/j.0304-4130.2004.00179.x

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European Journal of Political Research

European Journal of Political Research

Volume 43, Issue 6, pages 895–912, October 2004

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McLaren, L. M. (2004), Opposition to European integration and fear of loss of national identity: Debunking a basic assumption regarding hostility to the integration project. European Journal of Political Research, 43: 895–912. doi: 10.1111/j.0304-4130.2004.00179.x

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  1. University of Nottingham, UK

*Lauren M. McLaren, School of Politics, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG72RD, UK. Tel.: +44(0)115 846 7511; Fax: +44(0)115 951 4859, E-mail: lauren.mclaren@nottingham.ac.uk.

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