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1 UvA-DARE (Digital Academic Repository) Opposing a different Europe van Elsas, E.J. Link to publication Citation for published version (APA): van Elsas, E. J. (2017). Opposing a different Europe: The nature and origins of Euroscepticism among left-wing and right-wing citizens in Western Europe General rights It is not permitted to download or to forward/distribute the text or part of it without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), other than for strictly personal, individual use, unless the work is under an open content license (like Creative Commons). Disclaimer/Complaints regulations If you believe that digital publication of certain material infringes any of your rights or (privacy) interests, please let the Library know, stating your reasons. In case of a legitimate complaint, the Library will make the material inaccessible and/or remove it from the website. Please Ask the Library: or a letter to: Library of the University of Amsterdam, Secretariat, Singel 425, 1012 WP Amsterdam, The Netherlands. You will be contacted as soon as possible. UvA-DARE is a service provided by the library of the University of Amsterdam ( Download date: 26 Jan 2019

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