---
_id: '66783'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: Comparisons of public opinion in England and Germany consistently show higher
    levels of attachment to Europe and support for European integration in Germany.
    The respective cross-national differences are empirically well-documented, can
    be framed in plausible macro-contextual explanations, and are – on the descriptive
    level – confirmed in the present survey of Berlin and London state secondary school
    head teachers. However, in view of such conclusive evidence, it is easy to overlook
    cross-national convergences pertaining to people's individual experiences and
    perceptions. This article offers an alternative view on empirically well-documented
    and theoretically plausible cross-national differences in levels of attachment
    to Europe, with a particular interest in the field of formal education. Drawing
    on a series of multivariate statistical analyses, it demonstrates that – in Berlin
    as well as in London – levels of attachment to Europe largely depend on the head
    teachers' intercultural experiences and skills as well as their notions of Europe
    as object of attachment. The respective findings lend support to educational programmes
    and initiatives that promote intercultural experiences and skills as means towards
    further European integration.</jats:p>
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Andreas
  full_name: Pöllmann, Andreas
  id: '77437'
  last_name: Pöllmann
  orcid: 0000-0002-9090-2547
citation:
  ama: 'Pöllmann A. Attachment to Europe among school leaders in Berlin and London:
    Beyond apparent cross-national differences. <i>European Societies</i>. 2010;12(4):567-589.
    doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/14616696.2010.497226">10.1080/14616696.2010.497226</a>'
  apa: 'Pöllmann, A. (2010). Attachment to Europe among school leaders in Berlin and
    London: Beyond apparent cross-national differences. <i>European Societies</i>,
    <i>12</i>(4), 567–589. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/14616696.2010.497226">https://doi.org/10.1080/14616696.2010.497226</a>'
  bibtex: '@article{Pöllmann_2010, title={Attachment to Europe among school leaders
    in Berlin and London: Beyond apparent cross-national differences}, volume={12},
    DOI={<a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/14616696.2010.497226">10.1080/14616696.2010.497226</a>},
    number={4}, journal={European Societies}, publisher={MIT Press}, author={Pöllmann,
    Andreas}, year={2010}, pages={567–589} }'
  chicago: 'Pöllmann, Andreas. “Attachment to Europe among School Leaders in Berlin
    and London: Beyond Apparent Cross-National Differences.” <i>European Societies</i>
    12, no. 4 (2010): 567–89. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/14616696.2010.497226">https://doi.org/10.1080/14616696.2010.497226</a>.'
  ieee: 'A. Pöllmann, “Attachment to Europe among school leaders in Berlin and London:
    Beyond apparent cross-national differences,” <i>European Societies</i>, vol. 12,
    no. 4, pp. 567–589, 2010, doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/14616696.2010.497226">10.1080/14616696.2010.497226</a>.'
  mla: 'Pöllmann, Andreas. “Attachment to Europe among School Leaders in Berlin and
    London: Beyond Apparent Cross-National Differences.” <i>European Societies</i>,
    vol. 12, no. 4, MIT Press, 2010, pp. 567–89, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/14616696.2010.497226">10.1080/14616696.2010.497226</a>.'
  short: A. Pöllmann, European Societies 12 (2010) 567–589.
date_created: 2026-08-23T17:15:38Z
date_updated: 2026-08-24T08:22:21Z
doi: 10.1080/14616696.2010.497226
extern: '1'
intvolume: '        12'
issue: '4'
language:
- iso: eng
page: 567-589
publication: European Societies
publication_identifier:
  issn:
  - 1461-6696
  - 1469-8307
publication_status: published
publisher: MIT Press
quality_controlled: '1'
status: public
title: 'Attachment to Europe among school leaders in Berlin and London: Beyond apparent
  cross-national differences'
type: journal_article
user_id: '77437'
volume: 12
year: '2010'
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