Dąbrowski, Marcin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6775-0664, Stead, Dominic ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8198-785X and Mashhoodi, Bardia ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7037-3932 (2019) EU cohesion policy can't buy me love? Exploring the regional determinants of EU image. Regional Science Policy and Practice, 11 (4). pp. 695-712. ISSN 1757-7802 (Online) (doi:10.1111/rsp3.12237)

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Abstract

By investing in the development of European territories, EU Cohesion Policy can be expected to have a positive impact on the citizens' views on the European Union. Whether and how the policy actually affects what people think about the EU remains unclear. This paper explores a range of regional determinants of EU image, from socio‐economic to territorial factors and the intensity of EU Cohesion Policy funding, based on the data available for 2008–2015 period. It finds a positive relation between the size of the regional European Structural and Investment Funds' allocation and less negative EU image, while highlighting how a declining regional economic situation fuels more negative views on the EU. It also reveals that lower level of education and higher migration have a strong influence on negative EU image, albeit only in some European regions.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	cohesion policy, EU image, European structural and investment funds
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) Q Science > Q Science (General) Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Engineering & Science Faculty of Engineering & Science > School of Computing & Mathematical Sciences (CMS)
Last Modified:	18 Mar 2025 16:31
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/50048

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