The Spiral of Euroscepticism: Media Negativity, Framing and Opposition to the EU

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The Spiral of Euroscepticism : Media Negativity, Framing and Opposition to the EU. / Galpin, Charlotte; Trenz, Hans-Jörg.

Euroscepticism, Democracy and the Media: Communicating Europe, Contesting Europe. ed. / Manuela Caiani; Simona Guerra. London : Palgrave Macmillan, 2017. p. 49-72 (Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology).

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Harvard

Galpin, C & Trenz, H-J 2017, The Spiral of Euroscepticism: Media Negativity, Framing and Opposition to the EU. in M Caiani & S Guerra (eds), Euroscepticism, Democracy and the Media: Communicating Europe, Contesting Europe. Palgrave Macmillan, London, Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology, pp. 49-72. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-59643-7_3

APA

Galpin, C., & Trenz, H-J. (2017). The Spiral of Euroscepticism: Media Negativity, Framing and Opposition to the EU. In M. Caiani, & S. Guerra (Eds.), Euroscepticism, Democracy and the Media: Communicating Europe, Contesting Europe (pp. 49-72). Palgrave Macmillan. Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-59643-7_3

Vancouver

Galpin C, Trenz H-J. The Spiral of Euroscepticism: Media Negativity, Framing and Opposition to the EU. In Caiani M, Guerra S, editors, Euroscepticism, Democracy and the Media: Communicating Europe, Contesting Europe. London: Palgrave Macmillan. 2017. p. 49-72. (Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology). https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-59643-7_3

Author

Galpin, Charlotte ; Trenz, Hans-Jörg. / The Spiral of Euroscepticism : Media Negativity, Framing and Opposition to the EU. Euroscepticism, Democracy and the Media: Communicating Europe, Contesting Europe. editor / Manuela Caiani ; Simona Guerra. London : Palgrave Macmillan, 2017. pp. 49-72 (Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology).

Bibtex

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