The relation between the process of Europeanization and public opinion support for the EU is conceptualized and measured, in particular in connection with the main dimensions of EU citizenship: European identity, sense of EU representation, scope of governance. Experiences of deliberative democracy at the EU level are also discussed (Dr. PhD Francesco Olmastroni).

Learning outcomes include:

• Role of information and deliberation on people’s attitudes towards the EU and the EU policy-making process.
• Ability to increase knowledge on controversial issues when empirical data are available.
• Awareness about complexity in the conceptualization of EU citizenship and its relations to political representation and democratic governance.