Fighting for Europe: The EU’s Democratic Pull Phenomenon in Ukraine, Poland and Belarus: EU’s democratic pull

Olga Onuch

doi:10.1111/jcms.13699

Fighting for Europe: The EU’s Democratic Pull Phenomenon in Ukraine, Poland and Belarus: EU’s democratic pull

Olga Onuch

Politics

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Abstract

What drives ordinary citizens to want their country to join or stay in the European Union (EU)? Whilst scholarship addressed value-based dispositions as drivers of pro-EU positions, material benefits dominate explanations of support for EU accession and membership. New research sug- gests that it is precisely the growing import of being an adherent of liberal democratic values that drove citizens in countries as disparate as Ukraine, Poland and Belarus to support EU accession and remained the key driver for those already in the Union wanting to stay in. Employing national surveys and regression analyses, this article shows that (a) not only is a shift to supporting EU ac- cession accompanied by citizens also moving towards supporting democracy in Ukraine; (b) this EU democratic pull phenomenon can also be identified amongst citizens of other EU neighbourhood countries, as well as in EU member states.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1423-1447
Number of pages	34
Journal	Journal of Common Market Studies
Volume	62
Issue number	6
Early online date	10 Nov 2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/jcms.13699
Publication status	Published - 30 Nov 2024

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Keywords

EU accession
Ukraine
EU enlargement
Democracy
public opinion
Poland
Belarus
Surveys
Russia's war

Research Highlights, Institutes and Platforms

Global inequalities
Cathie Marsh Institute
Policy@Manchester
Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute

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2 Finished

MOBILISE: Determinants of 'Mobilisation' at Home and Abroad: Analysing the Micro-Foundations of Out-Migration & Mass Protest
Onuch, O. (PI)
1/01/19 → 31/01/24
Project: Research
UCEPS: Ukrainian Crisis Election Panel Survey (RAPID NSF)
Hale, H. (PI), Colton, T. (PI), Kravets, N. (PI) & Onuch, O. (PI)
1/05/14 → 1/01/15
Project: Research

7 Article
1 Book

European Ukrainians and their fight against Russian invasion
Onuch , O., 1 Jan 2023, In: Nations and Nationalism. 29, 1, p. 53-62 10 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Flowers, Tractors, & Telegram: Who are the Protesters in Belarus? A Survey Based Assessment of Anti-Lukashenka Protest Participants
Onuch, O., Sasse, G. & Michiels, S., 1 Jul 2023, In: Nationalities Papers. 51, 4, p. 744–769 26 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
The dynamics of mass mobilization in Belarus
Onuch , O. & Sasse, G., 24 Jul 2023, In: Nationalities Papers. 51, 4, p. 736 - 743 8 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

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Abstract

UN SDGs

Keywords

Research Highlights, Institutes and Platforms

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Projects

MOBILISE: Determinants of 'Mobilisation' at Home and Abroad: Analysing the Micro-Foundations of Out-Migration & Mass Protest

UCEPS: Ukrainian Crisis Election Panel Survey (RAPID NSF)

Research output

European Ukrainians and their fight against Russian invasion

Flowers, Tractors, & Telegram: Who are the Protesters in Belarus? A Survey Based Assessment of Anti-Lukashenka Protest Participants

The dynamics of mass mobilization in Belarus

Cite this