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The methodologies applied to answer the research problem are presented, discussed and justified in this chapter. Mixed methodology was selected to gather and analyse data since quantitative and qualitative information was required. Secondary research was the main data collection method because a vast quantity of reliable data from multiple sources is available in the public domain. These comprised the conflicting arguments of academic experts, institutional reports and assessments by high-quality magazines and newspapers, including online sources. Three quantitative surveys were employed to collect the opinions of EU citizens in Germany, Italy and UK.

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Weißschnur, S. (2021). Research Methods. In: The Proportionality of State Intervention. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75676-5_2

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