Graduate Student, Political and Social Science
PhD Researcher
Thesis Title: An Ever Wider Gap in an Ever Closer Union: A Transnationalism-Based Divide as a Reason for Euroscepticism
About
I am a PhD researcher at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy. Before joining the EUI, I worked as a project manager in a consultancy specialized in intercultural management, where I was in charge of public-sector projects. Originally from Austria, I obtained an M.A. in International Ecomonics and Cultural Studies at the University of Passau, Germany, and at the I.E.P.-Sciences-Po in Toulouse, France.
In my PhD thesis, I aim at analyzing the interplay between macro-level transnationalization and individual transnational practices and its impact on attitudes towards European integration. More specifically, I propose the following hypotheses: (1) On the individual level, transnational interaction makes Europeans more prone to favor the integration process. In other words, the extent to which individuals are engaged in cross-border interaction and mobility is expected to determine their attitudes towards European integration. (2) On the macro level, however, transnationalization is expected to intervene as a contextual effect that works as an amplifier of the individual effect. The more a country is enmeshed in transnational networks and interactions, the more pronounced is the individual effect. These hypotheses are tested using multilevel analysis of survey data from the Eurobarometer wave 65.1 (2006).
Contact Information
European University Institute
Dept. of Social and Political Sciences
Badia Fiesolana
Via dei Roccettini 9
I-50014 San Domenico di Fiesole (FI)
ITALY
