TijdSchrift voor Skandinavistiek, vol. 27 (2006), nr. 1

The Benelux and Scandinavia in the EU – explaining EU-scepticism with national identity and political culture

Lodewijk Smoor


Textsection
Explaining European Integration: existing theory
National Identity
Denmark: Luctor et emergo
Belgium: European solutions for internal divisions?
Political Culture:Denmark & Belgium: two most different cases
Broadening the scope: The Netherlands and Norway
The Netherlands: A pragmatic national identity
Norway: A strong national identity
Concluding remarks: EU-scepticism or a future of the European project?
Outlook
Notes
Bibliography